027 Mrs. T (Margaret Thatcher)

 

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This person died in 2013, 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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