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The Iron Lady is a 2011 biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. [5] The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan.
A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959.
"Britain Awake" (also known as the Iron Lady speech) [1] was a speech made by British Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher at Kensington Town Hall, London, on 19 January 1976. The speech was strongly anti-Soviet , with Thatcher stating that the Soviet Union was "bent on world domination " and taking advantage of détente to make gains in ...
In an interview with The Times, Margaret Thatcher's biographer Charles Moore drew similarities between the 'Iron Lady' and Boris Johnson.
Reece was credited with softening the tone of Thatcher's voice and improving her stuffy dress sense, to broaden her public appeal, and he also encouraged her to adopt and embrace the title of "The Iron Lady" (first coined by the USSR) to convey the strength of her unwavering political resolve and unbending character. [1]
Margaret Thatcher and the Queen “don’t even need to talk — they could eat cucumber sandwiches and it would be interesting,” she said. ‘The Crown’: Gillian Anderson on Exploring the ...
Margaret Thatcher: The Grocer's Daughter (2000) Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady (2003) If Love Were All: The Story of Frances Stevenson and David Lloyd George (2006) The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, from Grocer's Daughter to Prime Minister (2009; paperback, 2011; ISBN 978-0-14-312087-2)
Who was known as the “Iron Lady”? Answer: Margaret Thatcher. Which U.S. President ended slavery? Answer: Abraham Lincoln. Who was the first human to walk on the moon’s surface in 1969?