Margaret Thatcher
publication date: Monday, February 6, 2012 (part of Winter 2012)
category: 
Government
clue: Meryl Streep demonstrated an iron will as this British prime minister.
explanation: Streep was nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for playing Thatcher in The Iron Lady. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, and Ryan Dunn
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