Britain's First Female Prime Minister Dead at 87

Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister and important figure in postwar Britain and world politics, has passed away at the age of 87. She suffered a stroke on Monday, says a source. The British prime minister's office announced that her funeral will be at St. Paul's Cathedral with full military honors. Following that will be a private cremation. Margaret served as the head of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was referred to as the "Iron Lady" because she was considered personally and politically tough. She retired in 2002 because of a stroke and continued to suffer strokes after that. Thatcher made history by becoming the first, and only, female Prime Minister so far. Six years before becoming Prime Minister, she stated in an interview, "I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime." During her reign, she shed light on moral absolutism, nationalism, and the rights of an individual vs. the state.



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