This person died in 2013 at age 87. She grew up in a flat above a grocery store owned by her father. She believed personal responsibility and hard work were the only ways to achieve national prosperity. Even some of her strongest critics accorded her a grudging respect. She was the first woman to become prime minister of Britain, and was nicknamed The Iron Lady. Today’s dead celebrity is Margaret Thatcher.

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New York Times Obituary for Margaret Thatcher

Elle Magazine article on Thatcher’s depiction in “The Crown”

Ian Rubbish page on SNL Website

Highlights from Margaret Thatcher speeches curated by the WSJ

Margaret Thatcher Pop Songs list from The New Yorker

Film trailer for “The Iron Lady’ starring Meryl Streep

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Mrs. T (Margaret Thatcher)

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