No British politician polarized opinion like Margaret Thatcher did. Loved and hated in equal measure, she dominated the political landscape for fifteen years, first as Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Conservative Party, and then as Prime Minister. Strengthened by her ideas, she had a vision for the United Kingdom, one that put it back on recovery and destroyed the socialist state established by the Post-War consensus. She took on the image of the 'Iron Lady ' and fought for economic and political freedom around the world. Her new approach and personal style revolutionized not just Britain, but in fact, the entire world. Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was born October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The …show more content…
Without a doubt, Margaret Thatcher was an incredibly intelligent woman, earning the spot of Head Girl at her local grammar school and later attending Oxford University, where she studied research chemistry. Because Margaret Thatcher was a woman though, she was unable to attend the famed Oxford political debates, and became discontent with the Conservative establishment. As she wrote in her diary, “these Conservatives seem to hate Capitalism!” Regardless of her frustrations though, she fascinated her peers at the Oxford Conservatives Association with her writings and in 1946, they elected her as one of the first female Presidents of the organization; a prelude to the 1975 leadership contest. Graduating the following year in 1947, Thatcher began a career in chemistry, meanwhile studying for the bar in her spare time. In 1949, Thatcher made her first political run in the Labour-held seat of Dartford. Previous Conservative candidates hobnobbed only with the elite of Dartford, but Thatcher took an entirely different approach. Foreshadowing her strategy in the 1979 general election, she instead went to the poorer parts of town; spoke with the common people, and began relating with them. The strategy worked, cutting the Labour lead in half, but failed to provide Thatcher with a victory. Trying repeatedly in 1950 and 1951, she still could not win the election. While in pursuit of a Parliamentary seat, she met an affluent executive, Denis Thatcher.
Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s first female Prime Minister who had served from 1979 to 1990. The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep, depicts Thatcher’s late-life struggle with dementia, as she remembers her early life and her political career. From the movie we can tell that she was a very strong and powerful woman who was devoted to her career. In her late eighties she feels regret since she had mainly focused on her political career and did not really care about her family. She had made several decisions that effected Britain’s image worldwide. For example she successfully protected the Falkland Islands against Argentina in 1982. Even though the movie demonstrates many historical events, parts of the movie were historically inaccurate.
Shortly after moving to New York City with her husband in 1910, Margaret joined the Women’s Committee of New York Socialist Party as well as the Liberal Club, becoming a big supporter of the industrial workers of the world union. As a big advocate, Margaret was known to have supported and been involved in several of the unions strikes.
In the beginning of her career, Paul travelled to England. It was here where she became extremely involved in the women's suffrage movement. She had strong minded mentors such as Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst. The beginning of her
In order to display how he made complicated things seem so much easier, she uses positive diction. In lines 59-63, by stating how he had firm principals that were morally right; Margaret Thatcher gives you the feeling of happiness that powered through to you. This is such an effective use of rhetoric to convince people to see things the way you see them.
-Lucy Burns impacted the political landscape permanently by showing how persistent women can be until they get what they want and protesting to the point of imprisonment 6 times over.
Firstly, she uses an unemotional tone to promote her credibility as a woman politician. Instead of using flowery language and going into a fit of hysteria, which the audience expected from a woman speaker, she used concise vocabulary and kept a level head. She speaks “briefly and simply” to also show the urgency of this crisis facing the nation. In addition, she states, “I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.” This shows the audience that she wants a Republican victory, but without using tactics of the Democrats. Margaret Chase Smith remains poised, proving this is not a fit of hysteria, which gains credibility from the American public.
She was respected abroad almost as Churchill had been, and the media concentrated all their attention on her. Ultimately her own cabinet removed her in 1990 after her support for the highly unpopular poll tax.
Margaret Thatcher is a former prime minister who worked closely with Ronald Reagan. In the sincere and appreciative eulogy for Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher utilizes characterization, rhetorical appeals, and specific diction to recall all of Ronald Reagan's life and the wonderful things he achieved during his presidency.
Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister in 1979 when the Conservatives won the general election. However; Thatcher was not the most popular politician of her time. Before 1982 according to sources, “No British leader in recent times had been so unpopular” (Garfinkel, 1985) Before 1982 she had
Margaret Thatcher's political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times she served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90), a record unmatched in the twentieth century.
Up until 1983, Julia Gillard was studying at the University of Adelaide. In 1983, however, she went to the University of Melbourne because she was elected Vice President of the Australian Union of Students (the AUS helps protect the students working at University, so that they have proper rights).
Sandra Day O’Connor had a very unpredictable political opinion. In many of her decisions, it was difficult to decide which side she was on; for or against. Mrs. O’Connor was influential in many monumental rulings on freedom. Mrs. O’Connor was also very influential in cases concerning harassment and discrimination. Even though Mrs. O’Connor did not always vote how women felt she should have, they still considered her to be a great role model.
The post-war consensus was falling apart in 1960. Margret Thatcher was elected in 1979. She believed in individualism. She allowed tenants in council houses to buy their own house. However, after a period, Britain entered recession and the downfall of Margret Thatcher came when she introduced the poll tax.
Lucy: A Potrayal of Conviction and Belief By: Rionanda Dhamma Putra XI Social 2 / 12 “Don’t follow the crowd, Margaret, go your own way,” Alfred Roberts said to her daughter, Margaret Roberts, who later become one of Britain’s greatest Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
Lee (1996) believes one main point was to “promote popular capitalism through the process of privatisation”. Thatcher announced plans to bring about privatisation and local government changes in order to decrease the state’s involvement in economy. State-owned businesses such as British Gas and British Airways were put back into private hands. Following this, she encouraged independence and encourage private education and health facilities. Health and social care services including dental and optical faculties became private.