Curated OER
The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady
In the wake of her recent passing, spend some time acquainting your class with the life of a woman who was highly influential in politics.
BBC
Bbc: 1983: Thatcher Triumphs Again
Detailed analysis of the election of 1983 in which Margaret Thatcher was decisively re-elected. Includes audio clips from BBC broadcasts.
BBC
Bbc: News: June 1987: Thatcher's Third Victory
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of Mrs. Thatcher's historic election to a third term as Prime Minister.
BBC
Bbc: 1979: Thatcher Wins Tory Landslide
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of the election of 1979 which swept Margaret Thatcher into office.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Politics in England [Pdf]
Resource on the political life of England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and how her conservative politics stirred controversy as well as praise. Students can read and analyze excerpts from Thatcher's speeches. Site includes...
BBC
Bbc: The Welfare State 1945 2002
A timeline of the welfare state in Britain from 1945-2002. Highlights key events. Detailed and thorough resource.
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: The Gulf War
PBS Online and the TV show "Frontline" present information on the Persian Gulf War, a timeline, various maps, personal testimonies, and other resources.
Other
Margaret Thatcher Foundation
The home page for the Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 'The site offers free access to the full texts of thousands of documents relating to the politics of the last quarter of a century.' It also contains the texts of many of Margaret...
BBC
Bbc: History: The Welfare State Never Ending Reform
An article by a British Member of Parliament that traces the history of the welfare state in Britain. It examines its beginning in the early 1900s through its overreaching problems at the end of the twentieth century. Archived.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: Sandra Day O'connor
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a nonfiction text Sandra Day O'Connor and a linked passage about Margaret Thatcher and then complete questions over the paired texts.RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure
BBC
Bbc News: Remembering the Thatcher Era
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation provides BBC's 20th anniversary retrospective on Margaret Thatcher's rise to power as the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. This articles is written by her former press...
BBC
Bbc: Remembering Thatcher the Day She Won
This site from BBC provides the twentieth anniversary retrospective of the day Margaret Thatcher won the election for Prime Minister in 1979. Various personalities comment on their response that day.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
This is a very brief encyclopedia article on Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to hold the office of prime minister of Great Britain.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Margaret Thatcher
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Margaret Thatcher.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Margaret Thatcher
Students learn about the biography of Margaret Thatcher who was first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and England on this site.