Thatcher Was Trailblazer Who Said She ‘Owed Nothing’ To Feminism

[Purveyor]

Margaret Thatcher once said she owed nothing to feminism, but the only woman ever to become British prime minister unwittingly cleared the way for other women to succeed in the male-dominated world of politics, observers said on Tuesday.

In the impassioned debate sparked by her death on Monday, Thatcher’s role as a pioneer for women in politics is among the thorniest subjects.

In a glowing tribute in which he described her as a “true friend” of the United States, President Barack Obama said she was an example to girls that “there is no glass ceiling that can’t be shattered.”

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday that Thatcher “was a woman who changed history for women”.

Yet in 11 years in office, Thatcher only appointed one woman to any of her cabinets, elevating Janet Young to leader of parliament’s upper House of Lords.

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[HereSince1628]

1. Not true! She was 200 years after pirate Ann Bonny and 300 years after Lady Killigrew nt

[Dawson Leery]

2. Golda Meir came first.