Quotations by the Woman Who Took England by Storm

Sadly for those of my young generation, or perhaps sadly for me alone, the first time I heard of Margaret Thatcher was in a movie preview featuring Meryl Streep:

This is not your average Bridget Jones movie about a British girl with whom American audiences become infatuated. No, this is far from it. Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" of England played a defining role in British History especially in British Politics.

Thatcher is credited with reviving the economy and the nations foreign policy. She most notable dealt with the controversial problems of the Falklands and the ensuing war.

Most notably, however, was her fearlessness to be a female leader. She was the first female Prime Minister of England and held one of the longest serving times ever.  She was not afraid of the fact that she was a woman, in fact she embraced it. She believed that she could make a difference, and make a difference she did.  The movie, "The Iron Lady" emphasizes how she did not let her gender get in the way of her passion for politics. She is seen arguing in parliament, insisting that she be allowed to wear her pearls and explaining that she could not sit by and let other people control politics. 


For more on Thatchers full biography, click here.

Read some of her wisest and wittiest quotations below: 

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." 

"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."