Secondary Sources:
Nell Irvin Painter Women's Biographies. Vol. 9. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. This source helped to show us what a great leader Margaret Thatcher was for women. It also showed us that she showed people that they could do anything if they put their minds to it. Ribberink, Annekee. "De-Voted." Gender Forum: Gender Politics with Margaret Thatcher:. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://www.genderforum.org/print/issues/de-voted/gender-politics-with-margaret-thatcher/?fontsize=1%3Fprint>. I learned more about how people felt about Margaret Thatcher being a women leader from this source. I also learned how they had to change her image and how she has to deal with so many negative comments made toward her.
Skidelsky, Robert. "Margaret Thatcher- A Strong Leader, but a Resolute Failure by Any Other Measure." The Guardian. N.p., n.d. Web. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2Feconomics-blog%2F2013%2Fapr%2F18%2Fmargaret-thatcher-leader-failure-strong>. This site showed us how divisive Margaret Thatcher was. Some people thought she was very greedy because of the policies she implanted in order to help the economy. Which is what this site talks about.
Spodek, Howard. "The United States." The World's History: Combined Volume. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print. Although this source talks about the U.S. it helped us to understand what was going on during the time of Margaret Thatcher. It also helped us to understand the importance of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan working together to help each other's countries.
Taborelli, Giorgio. "Margaret Thatcher." Icons of the Century. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 1999. 220-21. Print. This source helped us learn about Margaret Thatcher's early life and the environment she grew up in. This helped her develop in the ways that she did, which may have been the reason she did the great things.
"Thatcher Margaret." Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge. 1991 ed. Danbury: n.p., 1991. 208. Print. This encyclopedia was a great help in our research process. It provided information that we have found necessary in our final project. It helped us to understand the struggles that Margaret Thatcher went through to make it to becoming Prime Minister. It showed us her desire to never give up.
"Thatcher, Margaret Hilda." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1989 ed. N.d. Print. This encyclopedia was very useful in completing our research. It helped us to understand the importance of Margaret Thatcher in helping Britain out of economic depression. It also gave us information on her life before she became prime minister.
2013, 1:47PM BST 08 Apr. "Margaret Thatcher Obituary: Her Early Life." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/8093504/Margaret-Thatcher-obituary-Her-early-life.html> This site talked about how her father and Methodist religion effected her early life. It also talked about how she became more interested in politics. Which formed her character for her later political achievements.
Wapshott, Nicholas. "Thatcher, Reagan and Their Special Relationship." The New York Times. The New York Times, 08 Apr. 2013. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/opinion/thatcher-reagan-and-their-special-relationship.html?_r=0>. This article gave insight as to the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. It also showed how both leaders affected the other's country and the politics there. Margaret Thatcher was also personally interviewed for this article, so much of the information is directly from her.
"Was Thatcher a Feminist?" Stylist Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/was-thatcher-a-feminist-2>. This source showed us that not all women liked Margaret Thatcher. She was a feminist but she thought that that the women activist's were using to much violence in order to gain more power. That is why some women did not like her.
"What Did Margaret Thatcher Do To Become So Hated." ELI5. N.p., n.d. Web. Mar.-Apr. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fexplainlikeimfive%2Fcomments%2F2fe2ll%2Feli5_what_did_margaret_thatcher_do_to_become_so%2F>. This source told us all the reasons why most people didn't like Margaret Thatcher. Which helped us create our Divisive page in our website. This document also showed me that it depended on who you were at the time because her different policies effect people in different ways depending on if they are a " blue collar worker " or a " white collar worker."
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