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A Pioneering Legacy Captured

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This captivating collection from the Bettmann Archives showcases iconic images of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. From her formidable speeches to candid moments, these photographs reflect her unwavering resolve and pivotal role during a transformative era. Each image tells a story of leadership, controversy, and resilience, inviting viewers to delve into the life of a woman who broke barriers and changed the political landscape. 

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Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel

IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel
(Original Caption) Brighton, England: Exterior of the Grand Hotel here, October 12th

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 5/31/1983-London, England- Britain's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
A portrait of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Smiling Widely at Press Conference

Margaret Thatcher Smiling Widely at Press Conference
(Original Caption) She has been described as a "deceptively fragile-looking blonde housewife, " but Margaret Thatcher, 49-year-old mother of 21-year-old twins

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan Posing with other Leaders

Ronald Reagan Posing with other Leaders
Shown here are the leaders of nine countries participating in economic summit meeting

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbitt

Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbitt
(Original Caption) 6/6/1983-London, England- Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and Employment Secretary, Norman Tebbitt, in a similar pose at a press conference

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher at Polling Station

Margaret Thatcher at Polling Station
(Original Caption) 6/9/1983-London, England- Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her husband, Denis, leave a polling station in Westminster as Britain goes to the polls in a general election

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret and Dennis Thatcher Waving

Margaret and Dennis Thatcher Waving
(Original Caption) 6/9/1983- London, England: Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, with her husband Dennis, wave from the door of 10 Downing on election day

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher With Cecil Parkinson

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher With Cecil Parkinson
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson wave from party headquarters after a Conservative election victory

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Britain's Re-Elected Margaret Thatcher

Britain's Re-Elected Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 6/10/1983-London, England- Jubilant crowds, at the barrier across Downing Street, are shown offering a cluster of hands for Britain's re-elected Prime Minister, Margaret thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret and Denis Thatcher with Cecil Parkinson

Margaret and Denis Thatcher with Cecil Parkinson
(Original Caption) 6/10/1983- London, England- Britain's re-elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Addressing Party

Margaret Thatcher Addressing Party
(Original Caption) 6/10/1983- London, England- Britain's re-elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addressing Conservatice Party at party headquarters after winning the General Election

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Helmut Kohl with Margaret Thatcher and Alois Mock

Helmut Kohl with Margaret Thatcher and Alois Mock
(Original Caption) London

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Opening Conference

Margaret Thatcher Opening Conference
(Original Caption) 6/24/1983- London

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher

Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 9/29/1983- Washington, DC: President Ronald Reagan stands with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of England at the White House as Thatcher prepares to depart

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi

Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi
(Original Caption) 9/30/1983-New York, New York- For the UN General Assembly meeting, Britain's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher(left), chats with India's Indira Gandhi at a New York hotel

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher attends a Conservative Party conference in Blackpool

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Receives Ovation

Margaret Thatcher Receives Ovation
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher receive a standing ovation during a Conservative Party conference in Blackpool

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Francois Mitterrand and Margaret Thatcher at Press Conference

Francois Mitterrand and Margaret Thatcher at Press Conference
French President Francois Mitterrand answers questions at a press conference with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Anti-Thatcher Banner

Anti-Thatcher Banner
A banner caricaturing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and stating, "Send Thatcher on a Cruise, " is carried by demonstrators taking part in a rally, in London

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Indira Gandhi Opening Meeting

Indira Gandhi Opening Meeting
(Original Caption) 11/23/1983- India, New Delhi: Indira Gandhi speaking at the opening ceremonies of the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting in New Dehli

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: The Reagans With the Thatchers

The Reagans With the Thatchers
President Reagan and Nancy Reagan pose with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her husband in London

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher with Helmut Kohl

Margaret Thatcher with Helmut Kohl
(Original Caption) 2/5/1984- Prime Minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher holds a press conference with the Chancellor of West Germany Helmut Kohl. Here, Mrs. Thatcher is looking at the Chancellor

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Helmut Kohl Posing with Heads of State

Helmut Kohl Posing with Heads of State
(Original Caption) London, England: Heads of state attending the Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations pose for photographers here

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher and Husband Denis

Margaret Thatcher and Husband Denis
(Original Caption) 4/22/1984-Chequers, England- Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher walks to her car escourted by husband, Denis(right), after Easter Sunday Church services in her local country Church

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher During a Press Conference

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher During a Press Conference
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaking during a press conference for the launch of the Conservative Manifesto for the European elections

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan
(Original Caption) 6/1984-London, England- Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is shown greating President Reagan to No. 10 Downing Street

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Toast the EEC Summit

Margaret Thatcher Toast the EEC Summit
(Original Caption) 6/1/1984-London, England- Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, appears to be toasting the European Economic Summit at a Cennaught Rooms press conference

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Economic Summit Delegation Heads

Economic Summit Delegation Heads
(Original Caption) 6/7/1984- London, England- Economic Summit delegation heads inside 10 Downing Street, London for a working dinner. (L-R) Italy's P.M

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Economic Summit Delegation Heads

Economic Summit Delegation Heads
(Original Caption) 6/7/1984- London, England- Economic Summit delegation heads inside 10 Downing Street, London for a working dinner. (L-R) Italy's P.M

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Speaking ate EEC

Margaret Thatcher Speaking ate EEC
(Original Caption) 6/9/1984-London, England- Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, reads the Joint Declaration at Guild Hall at the close of the economic Summit

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher with Geills and John Turner

Margaret Thatcher with Geills and John Turner
(Original Caption) 7/7/1984- Chequers, England- Canadian Prime Minister John Turner with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (R) on the front steps of Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: John Turner and Wife with Margaret Thatcher

John Turner and Wife with Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) Canadian Prime Minister John Turner with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (right) on the front steps of Mrs. Thatcher's country home in Chequers where they had lunch 7/7

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 10/9/1984-Brighton, England- Britain's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is pictured speaking to the opening day speeches at the Conservative Party Conference at Brighton

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher at Party Conference

Margaret Thatcher at Party Conference
(Original Caption) 10/9/1984-Brighton, England- Britain's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is pictured listening to the opening day speeches at the Conservative Party Conference at Brighton

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Giving Speech

Margaret Thatcher Giving Speech
Prime Minister Thatcher gives her closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference following the IRA bombing of a Brighton hotel

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands with her arms raised at a Conservative Party conference in Brighton. The IRA tried to assassinate her with a bomb earlier in the day

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel

IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel
(Original Caption) Brighton, England: Exterior of the Grand Hotel here, October 12th

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel

IRA Bombing of Grand Hotel
(Original Caption) Brighton, England: Exterior of the Grand Hotel here, October 12th

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 10/12/1984-Brighton, England-Picture shows Britain's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, after her closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Denis and Margaret Thatcher Bringing Flowers to Friend

Denis and Margaret Thatcher Bringing Flowers to Friend
(Original Caption) Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with husband Denis carrying flowers and gifts, 10/28, as they arrive at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Mikhail Gorbachev Greeting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Mikhail Gorbachev Greeting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) Chequers, England: Soviet Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev meets British Prime Minister Thatcher at the Prime ministers country home Chequers, 12/16. Mr

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher and Wu Xueqian

Margaret Thatcher and Wu Xueqian
(Original Caption) 12/18/1924-Peking, China- British prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher(right), is greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister, Wu Xueqian

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher With Deng Xiaoping

Margaret Thatcher With Deng Xiaoping
(Original Caption) 12/19/84-Peking

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Toasts Zhao Ziyang

Margaret Thatcher Toasts Zhao Ziyang
(Original Caption) 12/19/84-Beijing: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (L) toasts Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang at 12/19 banquet at the great Hall of the People

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Visits Hong Kong

Margaret Thatcher Visits Hong Kong
(Original Caption) 12/20/84-Hong Kong: British Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Thatcher visits the Aberdeen Housing Estate in front of the boat dwellers 12/20, accompanied by housing official L.K. Chan

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: President Reagan and Margaret Thatcher Riding in Golf Cart

President Reagan and Margaret Thatcher Riding in Golf Cart
(Original Caption) Camp David, Maryland: President Reagan and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher wave to photographers as they drive toward Aspen Lodge for meetings here. Reagan met Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Thatcher and Reagan Walking Dog

Thatcher and Reagan Walking Dog
President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher walk Reagan's dog Lucky on the White House lawn. (Photo by Jim Hubbard/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Addressing Congress

Margaret Thatcher Addressing Congress
(Original Caption) Washington, D.C.: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher addresses a joint session of Congress

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) U.S. President Ronald Reagan with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher

Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) New York: President Ronald Reagan meets with Great Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Waldorf Astoria

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan with Political Leaders

Ronald Reagan with Political Leaders
(Original Caption) New York: President Ronald Reagan meets with western leaders at United States Mission following the President's speech to the United Nations General Assembly

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher

Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) Tokyo, Japan: United States President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meet for a private talks prior to the beginning of the Tokyo economic conference

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Ronald Reagan Feeding Fish with Summit Leaders

Ronald Reagan Feeding Fish with Summit Leaders
(Original Caption) Tokyo: At lunch, Japanese style at the Asakasa Palace May 5, the Summit leaders enjoyed the opportunity to feed the fish in a pond below the dining room

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: President Reagan Greeting Thatcher

President Reagan Greeting Thatcher
American President Ronald Reagan greets British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she arrives by helicopter at Camp David

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Political Figures Attending NATO Summit

Political Figures Attending NATO Summit
(Original Caption) Left to right: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President Reagan, NATO Secretary General Lord Carrington, French President Francois Mitterrand

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher's White House Welcome

Margaret Thatcher's White House Welcome
(Original Caption) 11/16/1988-Washington, DC- President Reagan escourts British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, as she reviews the honor guard during a White House welcoming for her

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher at Press Conference

Margaret Thatcher at Press Conference
(Original Caption) 11/24/1989-Washington, DC- British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, gives a news conference at a Washington hotel after meeting with President Bush at Camp David

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: George Bush and Margaret Thatcher Flying Kites

George Bush and Margaret Thatcher Flying Kites
(Original Caption) Bermuda: President Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fly kites with some Bermudian children in staying with Bermudian tradition of Good Friday April 13th

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Manfred Worner with President Bush and Heads of State

Manfred Worner with President Bush and Heads of State
(Original Caption) London: Secretary-general Manfred Worner clasps his hands together as he; Pres

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Man Creating Loop with Lariat

Man Creating Loop with Lariat
(Original Caption) A Vaquero creates a loop with his lariat for President George Bush, Barbara Bush, United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: George Bush Welcomes Margaret Thatcher

George Bush Welcomes Margaret Thatcher
President George Bush and wife Barbara Bush welcome British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and husband Denis to Rice University, site of the opening ceremonies for the economic summit in Houston

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: People Attending Opening of Economic Summit

People Attending Opening of Economic Summit
(Original Caption) Houston: (L-R) Jacques Delors, Guilio Andreotti, Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Francois Mitterrand, George Bush, Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: European Community President Jacques Delors

European Community President Jacques Delors, Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti of Italy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany, French President Francois Mitterrand

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: G7 Leaders In Venice

G7 Leaders In Venice
World leaders posing for a photo during the 6th G7 Summit in Venice, Italy, June 22nd 1980

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: G7 Leaders In Venice

G7 Leaders In Venice
World leaders posing for a photo during the 6th G7 Summit in Venice, Italy, June 22nd 1980

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher With Her Children

Margaret Thatcher With Her Children
(Original Caption) Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, MP, for Finchley and leader of the Conservative Party, seen with her two children in a 1961 file photo

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 10/1961-London, England- File photo from 1961 that shows Margaret Thatcher, MP for Finchley, and leader of the Conservative Party

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
Picture shows Mrs. Margaret Thatcher M.P. (Conservative). September, 1966

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Elected To Government

Margaret Thatcher Elected To Government
(Original Caption) LONDON: She has been described as a "deceptively fragile-looking blonde housewife, " but Margaret Thatcher, 49-year-old mother of 21-year-old twins

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: First Female Cabinet Member Margret Thatcher

First Female Cabinet Member Margret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 6/26/1970-London, England- Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, shown at her desk in her office, is the only female member of Britain's new cabinet

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher And Son On Park Bench

Margaret Thatcher And Son On Park Bench
(Original Caption) London: After taking a strol 2/9 along the embankment, Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher's Political Work Day

Margaret Thatcher's Political Work Day
(Original Caption) 2/12/1975-London, England- Leaving her house, in London's Chelsea District, for her first day's work as a new head of Britain's Conservative party, Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher And Henry Kissinger

Margaret Thatcher And Henry Kissinger
U. S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talks with British Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher at the Claridges Hotel in London. | Location: Claridges Hotel, London, England, UK

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher And Henry Kissinger

Margaret Thatcher And Henry Kissinger
(Original Caption) London: The newly elected leader of the British Conservative Party, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, in happy mood

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Confirmed Party Leader Margaret Thatcher

Confirmed Party Leader Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 2/20/1975-London, England- Leaving the meeting of the Conservative MP's at the Europa Hotel, at which Margaret Thatcher(center) was confirmed as the new leader of the party

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Conservative Party Leader M. Thatcher

Conservative Party Leader M. Thatcher
(Original Caption) LONDON: Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher a staunch pro-Marketeer, leaves polling station 6/5

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Receiving an Ovation

Margaret Thatcher Receiving an Ovation
Tory Party Chairman Peter Thorneycroft leads the applause as Margaret Thatcher receives a standing ovation on the opening day of the Tory Party conference

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Seated in Firetruck

Margaret Thatcher Seated in Firetruck
(Original Caption) 10/15/1976-London, England- Conservative Party leader, Margaret Thatcher

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher Speaking

Margaret Thatcher Speaking
English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of Great Britain's Conservative Party. Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister to be elected in Europe

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Conservative Leader Margaret Thatcher

Conservative Leader Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 3/21/1977-London, England- Margaret Thatcher, government opposition leader, leaves her Chelsea home for the House of Commons. Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Margaret Thatcher with Takeo Fukuda

Margaret Thatcher with Takeo Fukuda
(Original Caption) 4/15/1977-Tokyo, Japan- Mrs

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Barbara Walters and Margaret Thatcher

Barbara Walters and Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) 9/1977- Mrs. Margaret Thatcher is shown being interviewed by ABC's Barbara Walters

Background imageA Pioneering Legacy Captured: Josip Broz Tito and Margaret Thatcher

Josip Broz Tito and Margaret Thatcher
(Original Caption) Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito received Margaret Thatcher, leader of the British Conservative Party in Belgrade today



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