Margret Thatcher “The Iron Lady”

Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister in UK. She graduated from Oxford University 1946 as a chemistry major and then stayed in the field for years. Afterwards she began to study law during her free time while she was chemist and she passed the bar. She became interested in politics due to her father who was a member of the town Council. In 1950, when she first started to run for her first parliamentary she did not succeed. So in 1951, she married Dennis Thatcher and by 1959 she earns a seat in the Parliament. She was the involved in politics again in 1959 because she felt the government was too involved with the economy and individual lives. In 1979 she became Britain’s first female prime minister and she retained in a position for three terms. During her presidency she fought for free markets and against communism due to the Cold War, which was a huge factor in everyday life during that time. During her presidency she received her name, which she is known today by known as The Iron Lady. The name reflected her ideologies in free markets and her fierce speech 1976 against communism. After being known as The Iron Lady she was an individual that participated in politics and succeeded. Although, I’m positive there were certain obstacles due to the lack of other females that were not in the Parliament. Basically, the connection is that Margaret Thatcher is a woman who changed views on politics, which at a time was just a man’s game. She gave hope for others to become politicians, she influenced others and she changed the game; or proving that it is possible to be a female leader and succeed but it will not be easy. As a result, these type actions are encouraged to provoke women empowerment.

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