Throughoutthegalleryofpatriarchalsocietyhistory,menalwaysplayedthedominantrole.However,therearestillseveralgorgeouswomenwhohadoutstandingcontributionforcivilization.WomaninthehistoryIronlady-MargaretThatchercontentPersonallifepoliticalcareerInfluenceMargaretThatcherMargaretThatcher,BaronessThatcherisaBritishpoliticianandlongest-serving(1979–1990)Britishprimeministerofthe20thcentury,andtheonlywomantohaveheldthepost.DubbedtheIronLadyforherfirmoppositiontotheSovietUnion(苏联).MargaretThatcherwasborninGrantham(格兰瑟姆),Lincolnshire(林肯郡),on13October1925.Herfatherownedtwogroceryshopsandwasactiveinlocalpolitics,servingasanaldermanandaMethodistlocalpreacher,andbroughtuphisdaughterasastrictMethodist.earlylifeRobertsattendedHuntingtowerRoadPrimarySchool.InheruppersixthyearsheappliedforascholarshiptostudychemistryatUniversityofOxford’sSomervilleCollege(萨默维尔学院)andgraduatedin1947withSecondClassHonoursinthefour-yearChemistryBachelorofSciencedegree.presidentofthestudentConservativeAssociationaresearchchemistbecameataxlawyereducationIntheFebruary1950andOctober1951generalelectionsshecampaignedforthesafeLabourseatofDartford.Duringthecampaigns,shewassupportedbyherparentsandbyDenisThatcher,whomshemarriedinDecember1951.Thesameyearhertwins,CarolandMark,wereborn.herfamilyLateryearsSheretiredfromtheHouseatthe1992election,aged66.ThatcherwashonoraryChancellor(名誉校长)oftheCollegeofWilliamandMaryinVirginiaandalsooftheUniversityofBuckingham(白金汉大学)Thatchersufferedseveralsmallstrokesin2002andwasadvisedbyherdoctorsnottoengageinanymorepublicspeaking.SirDenisThatcherdiedon26June2003andwascrematedon3July.ShehadpaidtributetohiminTheDowningStreetYears,writingBeingPrimeMinisterisalonelyjob.Thatchercelebratedher80thbirthdayinLondon,on13October2005.......EarlypoliticalcareerIntheFebruary1950andOctober1951generalelectionsshecampaignedforthesafeLabourseatofDartford,wheresheattractedmediaattentionastheyoungestandtheonlyfemalecandidate.PrimeMinisterMargaretThatchertookofficein1970,HeathwasappointedasSecretaryforEducation.InthesecondballotshedefeatedHeath'spreferredsuccess,WilliamWhitelaw,andbecamepartyleaderon11February1975;sheappointedWhitelawasherdeputy.HeathremaineddisenchantedwithThatchertotheendofhislifeforwhathe,andmanyofhissupporters,perceivedasherdisloyaltyinstandingagainsthim.MargaretThatcher,LeaderoftheOpposition,18September1975PrimeMinister(1979–1990)Inthe1979generalelection,theConservativePartycametopower,MargaretThatcherbecameprimeminister.Victoryinthe1982FalklandsWarandadividedopposition,MargaretThatcherwonalandslidevictoryinthe1983generalelectionInthe1987election,MargaretThatcherwonanunprecedentedthirdterminoffice.InNovember1990,sheagreedtoresign,successortopartyleaderandPrimeMinisterJohnMajor.In1992,MargaretThatcherleftKestevenThatcher,BaronessintheHouseofRepresentativesHouseofLordsHouseofCommonsMargaretThatcher,primeminister,shemadeadeepandbroadchangesintheeconomic,socialandculturallandscapeofBritish.Shesucceededinreducingthepoweroftradeunions(工会),sothatitcompletelylostaboutCouncil'senergy.SomepeoplepraisedMargaretThatcher‘soveralleconomicreformtosavetheUnitedKingdom,andthesuccessofBritainoutofeconomicdifficultiessincethe1970s.Herradicalism(激进主义)insocialaffairs,hasalsobeenalotofpeoplepraise.•ThatcherholdsalifepeerageasBaroness(男爵夫人)Thatcher,whichentitles(赋予)hertositintheHouseofLords.whilesomepeoplethinkthatMargaretThatcherisaverypompousauthoritarian,butalsodissatisfactionwithliftingBritain’sstatusasawelfarestateandtosuppressthelocalmanufacturingsector,sothatmillionsofpeopleinlong-termunemployed.•Thereisnodoubtthatsheisthemostimportantpoliticalfiguresinmodernhistory,bymanypeopleloveandhate.FamousquoteAnywomanwhounderstandstheproblemsofrunningahomewillbenearertounderstandingtheproblemsofrunningacountry.Beingpowerfulislikebeingalady.Ifyouhavetotellpeopleyouare,youaren't.Inpolitics,ifyouwantanythingsaidaskaman.Ifyouwantanythingdone,askawoman.