Margaret Thatcher

(b. 1925)
Margaret Thatcher, England's first woman prime minister, led the country from 1979 to 1990. She is known for her conservative economic policies -- such as the privatization of state-owned industries -- and the social tensions those reforms engendered.

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• Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher [4:24]
  (from Episode 1, Chapter 13)

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• Thatcher Takes the Helm [3:50]
  (Episode 1, Chapter 15)

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• War in the South Atlantic [1:41]
  (Episode 1, Chapter 17)

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• Thatcher Implements Her Plan [8:08]
  (Episode 1, Chapter 18)

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• Poland's Solidarity [7:32]
  (Episode 2, Chapter 9)

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