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Thatcher's nickname of "the [[Iron Lady]]" originated from the Soviet military newspaper ''Red Star'', bestowed on her for an anti-communist speech in 1976 and [[Appropriated Appellation|not intended as a compliment]].
Whatever you think of her, no one can deny that she was a strong leader, able to steer a cabinet of men - [[Political Stereotype#United Kingdom|Tory]] men at that - for 11 years. And, of course, she was not only the first female Prime Minister, but the first female leader of the Conservative Party, a body not particularly noted as a bastion of female empowerment. That said, when the suggestion of a state funeral was mooted, there were some ''very'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmmomV-ax-s unkind suggestions] for a manner of burial (including [[Buried Alive|not waiting for her to die]]). The student union of King's College, [[Oxbridge|Cambridge]] voted to set aside funds for a party to celebrate her death (though they reversed the decision after a [[Dude, Not Funny|hostile reaction]]). There was both heartfelt mourning and [[And There Was Much Rejoicing|much rejoicing]] when she kicked the bucket. Thanks to a [[Speak Ill of the Dead|social media campaign]], the classic song ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead]]'' reached Number 2 in the UK singles chart on the week of her funeral.
It is worth noting that, despite much of the country despising her, she was the only recent PM commonly referred to by the media as "''Mrs'' Thatcher" rather than just by her surname, and was ''always'' the cited comparison for any other female leader in any other country, regardless of how tenuous the comparison.
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