Blog Entry #4.6 - Person Research (A)

1. Name of Notable Person: Margaret Thatcher

2. Web Addresses of all Sources (copy and paste)

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/590098/Margaret-Thatcher , http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDthatcher.htm

3. Biographical Information

a. Date of Birth and Death – October 13 , 1925

b. Place of Birth and Death (or current residence) – Grantham, Lincolnshire

c. Family (e.g. parents, siblings, spouse, children) – married to Dennis Thatcher, Carol Thatcher(daughter) Mark Thatcher (son),and father Alfred Roberts.

d. Education – Oxford University, studied law

e. Occupation – Became a barrister, was in the Conservative Party , joined the Government , was a parliamentary secretary, was elected secretary of state.

4. Two-three Quotes (either about the person of from the person)

. “The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.”

“It pays to know the enemy / not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.”

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”

5. Significant contribution(s) to World History

Europe’s first woman prime minister. The only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms and, at the time of her resignation, Britain’s longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827, she accelerated the evolution of the British economy from statism to liberalism and became, by personality as much as achievement, the most renowned British political leader since Winston Churchill.

6. Ten terms related to the person

Brilliant Margaret, Justice, law , Oxford, Britian, Strong, Competative,

7. Timeline of at least five important dates in the person’s life

1925: Margaret Hilda Roberts was born on 13 October 1925 to Beatrice Stephenson Roberts and Alfred Roberts in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Her father owned 2 grocery shops. She spent her childhood in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

1936: She went to Kesteven and Grantham’s girl’s school.

1944: She went to Oxford. She studied chemistry there.

1946: She became the president of the Oxford University Conservative Association.

1947: She graduated from Oxford with a degree in Natural sciences.

1950: She completed her MA from Oxford. Margaret fought unsuccessfully as the Tory candidate for Dartford.

1951: She married a wealthy, divorced, businessman Denis Thatcher.

1953: She qualified as a lawyer. Margaret gave birth to twins Carol and Mark.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/timeline-of-margaret-thatcher.html