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Alfred Roberts Thesis Statement

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Lisette Marasigan
Ms. Jennifer Cook
British Literature
15 December 2014
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Introduction Paragraph: Thesis statement: In an era when feminism was on the forefront of numerous controversial issues Margaret Thatcher rose to ultimately change the face of Britain’s political world. Born as Margaret Hilda Roberts on October 13, 1925 in a small town of Lincolnshire, England called Grantham to the proud parents of Alfred Roberts a local businessman and Beatrice Ethel along with a big sister, Muriel. Margaret gained her early education from the local grammar school, Grantham Girls’ High school, which played a part in getting her involved with politic as well as her father’s influences because he was a member of the town’s council for sixteen years …show more content…

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