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Spider Jerusalem

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13. the UK has been a "great power" since before it was the UK.

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 09:00 AM

Apr 2013

India is not, and was not in 1966; Israel is not. So if they're saying "first female prime minister of a great power", then they're correct (by definition a "great power" is a country that has the ability to influence events on a global level, and not merely regionally; those are generally accepted as the US, the UK, France, Russia, China, Japan and Germany...the first five are recognised nuclear powers under arms limitation treaties, and are the permanent members of the UN Security Council; the latter two are economic great powers).

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Why am I hearing that Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to be prime minister? [View all] RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 OP

Presumably they mean of Great Britain? nt el_bryanto Apr 2013 #1

They said, RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #8

India does not have Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #12

the UK has been a "great power" since before it was the UK. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #13

It must have been a generic reference to GB. "A" instead of "this." Just grammar. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #19

...of the UK. Iggo Apr 2013 #2

UK Prime Minister. n/t. TimberValley Apr 2013 #3

Golda Meir too, but really, when a woman becomes the first female US PRESIDENT CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #4

Then they should say---the first PM of Britain trumad Apr 2013 #5

Actually, she was the first female PM in Europe. cali Apr 2013 #9

Gee. I'm sorry RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #6

Got a link? I have not heard that, I've heard 'of the UK' and 'of a European country' Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #14

No, they didn't pokerfan Apr 2013 #18

I haven't heard that once. What they are saying is that she was the first PM cali Apr 2013 #7

Just go to NPR and this morning's Morning Edition. n/t RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #10

Just give me a link to the exact quote cali Apr 2013 #11

Here: RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #16

Nope. No claim that she was the first female PM cali Apr 2013 #20

This? pokerfan Apr 2013 #17

The first woman in England, not the world... arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #15