When the rest of the world elected women leaders

Queen calls on Thatcher to form new government (May 1979)

Los Angeles Times cov­er­age of Mar­garet Thatch­er’s elec­tion as prime min­is­ter of the United King­dom.

“The man she de­feated, Prime Min­is­ter James Callaghan, called it a great mo­ment in Brit­ish his­tory.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times, May 4, 1979.