Margaret Thatcher As A Young Woman
That woman baroness young was far from a progressive.
Margaret thatcher as a young woman. Margaret thatcher was the longest serving british prime minister in modern times spending a total of 11 years in downing street. Margaret thatcher britains first female prime minister is one of the most important british figures of the 20th century and yet these days her distinctive public persona seems just as. She showed early signs of leadership and served as her schools head girl in her final year.
Evans noted that thatcher appointed emma nicholson a plummy voiced left winger as the vice chair of the conservative. Margaret thatcher was born margaret roberts on october 13 1925 the daughter of a grocer and conservative politician. Baroness young enemy of gay rights dies at 75 read the headline of her obituary in the independent in 2002 in his book thatcher and thatcherism eric j.
While campaigning as the youngest and only female candidate for the tory seat in dartford kent margaret roberts worked as a research chemist. Margaret thatcher british conservative party politician and prime minister 197990 europes first woman prime minister. She was the first and only female to hold the position.
Though the prime minister was known to shed a tear or two during her 11 years leading the united kingdom the show leans heavily on. Margaret thatcher does an awful lot of crying in the crown. She was active as a young girl enjoying a range of interests at school including piano field hockey poetry and swimming.
She accelerated the evolution of the british economy from statism to liberalism and became by personality as much as achievement the most renowned british leader since winston churchill. Margaret thatcher was born to alfred and beatrice roberts who lived above the corner grocery store they owned and managed in eastern england. 13 october 1925 8 april 2013 was a british stateswoman who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990.
She was the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office.