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The grocer's daughter who out-stubborned a superpower and never once apologized for it.
means A person whose trade is making or repairing roofs out of straw, reeds, or rushes; also a surname derived from that craft, most famously borne by Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister.
from From Old English 'þæc' (thatch), meaning a roof covering, and ultimately the same Germanic root that gives us 'deck' and is a cousin of Latin 'tegere,' to cover. A thatcher was literally one who covered houses with straw — an everyday occupational surname, like Smith or Baker, that wandered down the centuries until it landed, improbably, on a grocer's daughter from Grantham.
- chemistry first
- Trained chemist who helped develop soft-serve ice cream
- the nickname
- Iron Lady was coined by a Soviet newspaper
- unbroken
- Survived an IRA hotel bombing, gave her speech anyway
- longevity
- Britain's longest-serving PM of the 20th century
- voice coach
- Lowered her pitch deliberately to sound more authoritative
margaret thatcher — british prime minister 1979-1990, longest-serving pm of the 20th century
thatcher reef — coral reef in the great barrier reef, australia, named after william thatcher