Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher's overwhelming sense of self-confidence and
ambition ruled her life from the time she was a small child in Grantham, though
her Oxford years and during her early years in politics. It led her to become
the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain, and also helped through her
difficult political years as "Attila the Hun".
Britain's first female Prime Minister was born on October 13, 1925 in a
small room over a grocer's shop in Grandham, England. Margaret Hilda was the
second daughter of Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. She often stated that she was
brought up very strictly:

I owe everything in my life to two things: a good home, and a good education.
My home was ordinary, but good in the sense that my parents were passionately
interested in the future of my sister and myself. At the same time, they gave
us a good education - not only in school, but at home as well (Gardiner, 1975,
p.13).

As a child, thrift and practicality were instilled in Margaret's
character. The Methodist church played an active part in the lives of the
Roberts. She attended good schools as a child and spent her years studying with
the intent of attending Oxford. Margaret arrived at Oxford in the autumn of
1943. During her years here, Margaret worked in a canteen for the war effort,
continued her interest in music by joining various choirs and joined the Oxford
University Conservative Association where she became very active in it's
pol...

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

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