Publisher's Synopsis
MARGARET THATCHER: A Margaret Thatcher BiographyOne of the most famous figures in world history was a grocer's daughter who clawed her way to the top of her country's political hierarchy.
At a time when women had defined roles in society and had to grapple with barriers and glass ceilings because of their sex, ambitious and fiery Margaret Hilda Roberts - later, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - somehow became (for all of its good and bad) the groundbreaking, trailblazing "Iron Lady."
She did not consider her background or her sex to be a weakness. In fact, she transformed them into a unique proposition. She transformed them into strengths on her way to becoming Europe's first female Prime Minister. They became part of her brand and iconography, and she sold the sometimes bitter pill of her tough politics with her characteristics. This is her story...