In the US, for some reason, Thatcher was held up as a role model for young women, particularly young women growing up in the 1980s. This probably explains, if not excuses, some of what you're seeing from over here.
(I'm personally discovering that many of my contemporaries are, shall we say, woefully ignorant on the matter.)
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Date: 2013-04-09 04:34 pm (UTC)(I'm personally discovering that many of my contemporaries are, shall we say, woefully ignorant on the matter.)