Margaret Thatcher Introduction Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century. Her style and her views appealed to many British people who had lost confidence in the welfare state and in the direction the nation had taken. In some ways she was the first genuine leader the nation had had since Churchill‚ the politician on whom she consciously modeled herself‚ In spite of the fact that over half the nation disagreed with her politics‚ they were unable to vote
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Margaret Mead Margaret Mead‚ she was born Dec. 16‚ 1901‚ Philadelphia‚ Pa.‚ U.S. and died Nov. 15‚ 1978‚ New York‚ N.Y. Margaret was the daughter of Edward Sherwood Mead‚ a professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania‚ and her mother‚ Emily (Fogg) Mead‚ was a sociologist. She was the oldest of 5 children. She was a graduate of Barnard College and received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1929. She became the most famous anthropologist in the world. Through her
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Margaret Fuller‚ a woman of great talent and promise‚ had the misfortune to be born in Massachusetts in 1810‚ at a time and place in which the characteristics of what historians have termed “true womanhood” were becoming ever more rigidly defined. Well brought-up women like herself were to be cultured‚ pious‚ submissive and genteel. Fuller‚ by contrast‚ was assertive and freethinking. She was also — and to some extent‚ still is — a difficult person to like. Arrogant‚ condescending and vain‚ Fuller
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Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher‚ one of the best recognized women in the British history‚ was a politician‚ the firstts female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the lLeader of the Conservative Party. Her political decisions‚ which often evocated a wave of criticism but also acceptance as well‚ had influence on many lifes of British citizens and also changed the face of English politics cy once and for all. Beacuse of her rigidity and her assertive leadership that was so characteristic
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Margaret Thatcher was in office for eleven years that made her the longest continually serving prime minister in parliament which in its self seems like a big achievement‚ but when Margaret was elected she had a rough start‚ which created a bad first impression. Her introduction of the poll tax also known as The Community Charge began to create a negative outcome and her refusal to form political or economic interrogation with Europe and her "Bruges Speech" worsened the bonds with her colleagues
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Margaret Sanger Corning‚ New York November 13‚ 1921 To legalize and inform women of safe contraceptives in America. My mother died at the age of 50 due to the strain of 18 pregnancies‚ consisting of 11 births and 7 miscarriages. I was the sixth out of those 11 children. In 1900‚ I began training as a nurse; I wanted to aid pregnant women. Since then‚ I’ve seen many poor young mothers become extremely ill and die of the strain from frequent pregnancies. During a house visit‚ I met a 28 year old mother
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Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Margaret Mead was born on Monday‚ December 16‚ 1901‚ at the West Park Hospital in Philadelphia‚ P.A. Margaret was the first baby to be born in this hospital‚ and because of this‚ she felt different from the rest of the children‚ because they had all been born at home. Margaret’s parents were from the midwest‚ and because of their professions‚ the family moved quite a bit living in such places as Hampton‚ New Jersey; Greenwich Village in New York City
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Margaret Sanger was a very important and influential person of her time. Back then‚ women were often mistreated and had many unwanted pregnancies. Lacking effective contraceptives‚ these women resorted to unsafe and cheap abortions. Margaret Sanger wanted to help women gain planned parenthood while using safe and legal birth control methods. She also wanted to end government censorship of abortion information. This was because Sanger thought it was unfair how the government didn’t want women to have
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British Political History Margaret Thatcher Sahibzada Rabbani 24/03/2013 What made Margaret Thatcher one of the most influential Prime Ministers in the twentieth century? Was it the strength of her personality‚ length of time in office‚ her politics‚ or combination of all of these and more? INTRODUCTION Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of U.K in the twentieth century (1979 to 1990). Lady Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire. The daughter
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remind people you are‚ you aren’t.” Those are my favorite quotations from the Iron Lady‚ former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‚ who died on the 8th of April‚ 2013. She understood that leadership is not about titles or photo ops or posturing. True leadership is about authenticity‚ standing up for principles‚ even in the face of strong opposition. To her admirers‚ Margaret Thatcher was an iconic national heroine who ended Britain’s post-World War II cycle of decline. Her angry critics saw
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