BBC World Service - Women in Power

Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain

Brief biography

Born 1925 in Grantham, England
Studied Chemistry at Oxford University and elected first female president of the University's Conservative Association
1958 became MP for Finchley
1970 became only woman Minister in Cabinet - responsible for Education and Science
1975 elected leader of Conservative party
1979 elected Prime Minister of Great Britain
1990 Resigned

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