The women of Ms. (yes, it still exists) have t-shirts that declare “This Is What a Feminist Look Like.” After reading Nancy Pelosi’s interview with Diane Sawyer, I want “Nancy Pelosi Does Not Speak for Me” t-shirts. Responding to the contention that she is the “most powerful woman in American history,” Speaker Pelosi said: “That sounds good. I don’t, I don’t take it personally, except I take it as a compliment for all women.”

I’m not sure that she is, in fact, the most powerful woman in American history. I think that’s a statement probably born of short-term memory and an exalted view of Washington, D.C. But I’m open to being wrong. So here’s an exercise for the morning: Who has been the most powerful woman in American history?