Word: thatcherism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...offensive that Barbara Bush didn't use it but said that what Geraldine Ferraro was 'rhymes with rich.' " Defined by Webster as "the female of the dog, a lewd or immoral woman," it is uttered -- but usually only in private -- about such strong women as Margaret Thatcher, Jeane Kirkpatrick and Roseanne. Colorado Representative Pat Schroeder, who pressed for an investigation of Tailhook, says she has been called the "Wicked Bitch of the West" for her trouble. T shirts trumpeting 1,952 Bulldogs and 1 Bitch greeted Shannon Faulkner when she enrolled at the all-male Citadel, where the mascot...
...Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton tied with Mother Teresa as the woman most admired by Americans, a CNN/USA Today poll of 1,016 American finds. The second most admired man is another controversial Democrat and lately a successful international peace maker: former President Jimmy Carter. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former first lady Barbara Bush and talk show host Oprah Winfrey occupy third, fourth, and fifth place as the people Americans admire most...
...double-bluff approach has worked precisely because Europeans, along with Americans, flinch at the thought of risking a single one of their soldiers in confronting such an ugly, inscrutable and remote enemy. The allies have all sought to dodge the question and posture. Margaret Thatcher was one Briton who would probably have asked for support and perhaps...
Renowned social historian and Pulitzer-Prize winner Laurel Thatcher Ulrich this week accepted a joint appointment from the women's studies committee and the history department. She will begin teaching at Harvard in the fall...
...Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor currently teaching at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), was offered a joint professorship in the women's studies committee and the history department last week...