These words were spoken by a male historian as a reaction to
Thatcher’s so called “unfemininity” during her time as Prime Minister. However,
it wasn’t just men who shared this opinion. When asked about what it was that
defined Margaret Thatcher as “unfeminine”, women also made quite unflattering
comments.
But were these kind of comments justified? Should they really
have slandered a woman who had such an extraordinary power of will? But as UK’s
first female Prime Minister, shouldn’t she have fought more for women’s rights
in society?
After all, the people of Britain complained about this and
said:
“We want women’s rights, not a right-wing woman.”
Patricia Hewitt, who most recently served as Secretary of
State for Health, also commented on the fact that Thatcher was wasting her
opportunity to improve the rights and equality for women by saying:
“It's
a tragedy that, having become the UK's first female Prime Minister, she did so
much to undermine the position of women in society."
In conclusion, Margaret Thatcher ruled Britain like a man
would, but since she was a woman, the people of Britain saw it from another
perspective. Their opinion of her was influenced by the fact that she was
female, which made it hard for her to actually be taken seriously in her
saying. People had already made up their mind about her, so even though she did
something good, her actions weren’t appreciated because of her gender. If she
would have been a man, her way of ruling would have been more accepted.
Despite the negativity, she stuck to her ways and never gave
in.
"In
politics, if you want anything said, ask men. If you want anything done, ask
women." - Margaret Thatcher
By: Emelie Östbring, Rebecca Weiger, Paulina Persson and Hanna Glover
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