MARGARET THATCHER – THE IRON LADY WHO CHANGED BRITAIN | The first woman to lead a major Western democracy A shopkeeper’s daughter from Grantham to one of the most powerful leaders on Earth — Margaret Thatcher reshaped Britain and global politics like no one else in the modern era. 🇬🇧✨ Known worldwide as “The Iron Lady”, she became the first female British Prime Minister, winning three consecutive elections and leading the UK from 1979 to 1990 — the longest-serving PM of the 20th century. Her b