Today, fifty years ago, on February 11, 1975 (Calendar 1 January 1975) Margaret Thatcher became the first female leader of the British Conservative Party. Mrs. Thatcher at a young age On February 11, 1975, the British Conservative Party elected the first female leader, former Education Minister Margaret Thatcher defeated former Prime Minister Edward Heath and 14 other competitors. Mrs. Thatcher was the daughter of a food trader, she received a scholarship at a public school and later studied chemistry at the University of Oxford. She was passionate about politics, had been married, gave birth to a man and a woman (twin), obtained a law degree before entering parliament. She advocated strict control of public expenses, restricted trade union requirements. Her familiarity with domestic political situation, and rare expression of international issues. It