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“[Margaret Thatcher] aroused such strong loathing in so many people. That's the fact that interests me.”

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British author Hilary Mantel is renowned for her historical novels, particularly for her Thomas Cromwell series, which has earned her international acclaim. Mantel's works are celebrated for their profound insights and literary achievements. more

“We have a number of very powerful women in the world now - Mrs. [Angela] Merkel, who the Germans call Mutti. What did we call Mrs. [Margaret] Thatcher? When she was minister of education, she stopped the children's free school milk. This may sound quaint, but after the war we were such a malnourished nation that part of the founding of the welfare state were public health initiatives. Every little schoolchild got milk. Mrs. Thatcher stopped it. They called her "Maggie Thatcher, milk snatcher."”

“Imagine the consequences of having the first woman prime minister who is the milk snatcher. [Margaret Thatcher] takes away the nourishment of the nation.”

Firsts Nations Imagine Consequence Ministers Prime Milk Prime Minister Nourishment

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“It was unfortunate for other women who might come after [Margaret Thatcher] that the first woman to become prime minister was a male impersonator.”

Firsts Might Males Ministers Prime Unfortunate Prime Minister Impersonators

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“In order to successfully impersonate men, the woman [Margaret Thatcher] launched a war.”

Men War Order Impersonate

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“[Margaret Thatcher] scorned and despised other women, and predicated her values entirely on the values of her father, a small town shopkeeper.”

Values Father Towns Small Town Despised Scorned Shopkeepers

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