Margaret Thatcher: Five Women Who Changed The World Politics

Elif Ayanoğlu
5 WOMEN WHO INFLUENCED THE WORLD POLITICS

"If you want something said in politics, ask a man; If you want something done, ask a woman".
Margaret Thatcher
(1925-2013)

She was the Iron Lady!
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, as the first female prime minister of Britain, was one of the most influential political figures in the 20th century.
Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, England. Her father was a faithful Christian and own two grocery shops. As a good student, she studied Chemistry at Oxford University. After the graduated, she worked in the chemical industry. She was part of team developing emulsifiers for ice cream so that the ice cream can be stored without melting. She experienced being President

Although she won a reduced majority in 1967, she won the majority in 1971 since she was the source of hope for poor and landless laborers. However, she wasn't able to provide the required services to her people because of the outbreak of war between India and Pakistan.
In her political life, Gandhi aimed to overcome the poverty in the country and improve the economy. She adhered the quasi-socialist policies.
Shortly after the 1971 elections, she supported the liberation war in East Pakistan that lead to the formation of independent Bangladesh in December 1971. After winning a great victory in the general election in 1972, Indira Gandhi strive to make reforms. She nationalized the big banks and insurance companies, abolished royal privileges as well as privy purse.
Indira Gandhi, who played a major role in history as well as in Indian politics, was assassinated on October 31, 1984 when she was 67 years old.
Note: She is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi, only their name is similar.

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