Firsts Quote by Hilary Mantel

[Margaret] Thatcher had just become prime minister; there was talk about whether it was an advance to have a woman prime minister if it…

— Caryl Churchill

In order to successfully impersonate men, the woman [Margaret Thatcher] launched a war.

— Hilary Mantel

Mrs Thatcher not only made history by becoming Britain's first female prime minister, she was the first woman to hold any comparable position in…

— Kwasi Kwarteng

Being the only girl in the world who can say that her mother was Britain's first woman Prime Minister is honour enough for me.

— Carol Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was a lady. I suppose she was a woman in a man's world, but that's about the only nice thing I have…

— Lauren Mayberry

Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics,

— Meryl Streep

[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.

— Margaret Thatcher

I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.

— Anonymous

The fact I'm the third female Prime Minister, I never grew up believing my gender would stand in the way of doing anything I…

— Jacinda Ardern

They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have been women, you know, Sonia Gandhi for heaven's sakes…

— Kate Clinton

Much to my surprise, not a moment have I been made to feel, 'Alright, a woman - probably the prime minister wanted to make…

— Nirmala Sitharaman

As a woman, I think Margaret Thatcher felt she had to be ten times more prepared than the men.

— Phyllida Lloyd