Iron Lady (disambiguation)

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"Iron Lady" is a nickname of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Iron Lady may also refer to:

Film and television

  • The Iron Ladies, a 2008 Thai film
  • The Iron Lady (film), a 2011 biographical film about Margaret Thatcher
  • The Iron Lady (TV series), a 2009 Malaysian series about a strong-willed Chinese woman

Music

  • The Iron Lady (album), a 1979 satirical album about Margaret Thatcher
  • "Iron Lady", a song by Phil Ochs from I Ain't Marching Any More, 1965

Other uses

  • Vénus de Quinipily or The Iron Lady, an ancient statue in Brittany, France
  • Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady, a 2003 biography by John Campbell
  • "Britain Awake", a 1976 speech by Thatcher sometimes called the "Iron Lady speech"

People with the nickname

  • Martine Aubry (born 1950), Minister of Labour of France (1991–1993)
  • Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007), Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990 and 1993–1996)
  • Anson Chan (born 1940), Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration (1997–2001)
  • Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
  • Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India (1966–1977 and 1980–1984)
  • Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956), President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
  • Katinka Hosszú (born 1989), Olympic champion swimmer from Hungary
  • J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016), Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu five times between 1991 and her death
  • Carrie Lam (born 1957), Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration (2012–2017) and Chief Executive (2017–2022)
  • Golda Meir (1898–1978), Prime Minister of Israel (1969–1974)
  • Angela Merkel (born 1954), Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
  • Natalia Petkevich (born 1972), First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus (2009–2010)
  • Biljana Plavšić (born 1930), President of Republika Srpska (1996–1998)
  • Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016), Senator of the Philippines and Judge of the International Criminal Court
  • Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), civil rights activist from Manipur state in India
  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938), President of Liberia (2006–2018) and Nobel Peace Prize recipient (2011)
  • Wu Yi (born 1938), Vice Premier of China (2003–2008)

See also

  • Iron Baron (disambiguation)
  • Iron Crown (disambiguation)
  • Iron Duke (disambiguation)
  • Iron Lord (disambiguation)
  • Iron Maiden (disambiguation)
  • Iron Man (disambiguation)
  • Iron Throne (disambiguation)
  • Iron Woman (disambiguation)
  • Margaret Thatcher (disambiguation)
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