Rand is often considered one of the three most important women (along with Rose Wilder Lane and Isabel Paterson) in the early development of modern American libertarianism.
ɹˈænd ɪz ˈɔfən kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt wˈɪmɪn ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈoʊz wˈaɪldɚ lˈeɪn ænd ˈɪzəbˌɛl pˈæɾɚsən ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv mˈɑːdɚn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiənˌɪzəm.