Iron Ladies: Women in Thatcher's Britain

The Women's Library, London Metropolitan University
22 October 2004 – 2 April 2005

Entrance free

What was it like to be Britain's first female prime minister? What legacy did Margaret Thatcher create for women and the women's movement? Was Thatcher's election a reflection of women's changing social roles, or a political one-off? Iron Ladies: Women in Thatcher's Britain is the first exhibition to consider the impact of 'Thatcherism' on British women in the 1980s, and to look at the ways in which Margaret Thatcher's presence as a role model affected women's lives. Using a wide range of original material, including previously unseen visual and archival documents, photographs, posters, memorabilia and clothing of the period, the exhibition addresses central issues from this defining period of recent history.

Iron Ladies is supported by a programme of talks and events, including a rare film screening and a major symposium on Thatcher and the cold war.

For more information and directions visit www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk

The Women's Library
London Metropolitan University
Old Castle Street
London E1 7NT
Tel: 0207 320 2222