British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher leaves the polling station with her husband, Dennis, after casting their votes in the 1983 general election. Photo: AP/Peter Kemp

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher leaves the polling station with her husband, Dennis, after casting their votes in the 1983 general election. Photo: AP/Peter Kemp

In 1973, a young woman named Margaret Thatcher announced on British TV that she doubted there would be a woman prime minister in her lifetime. Seven years later, she surprised herself and the world when she became not only the UK’s first (and only) female head of government, but also the most effective and consequential British leader since Winston Churchill.

Article: Adam Daifallah, National Post

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