The Silence Breakers have been named TIME's Person of the Year 2017

Published December 6, 2017 7:17 AM CST

The "Silence Breakers" have been named TIME's Person of the Year 2017. TIME has named The Silence Breakers, the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment, as its 2017 Person of the Year.

The magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal revealed the selection Wednesday on TODAY along with the cover, a composite group photo that includes actress Ashley Judd, singer Taylor Swift and former Uber engineer Susan Fowler.