ament in 1950 but lost and continued to work as a research
             chemist. The following year she married a businessman Dennis Thatcher. The money that
             Dennis's income brought enabled her to finished her studies for the bar and devote herself
             to politics. Although she again lost a bid to Parliament in 1951, she succeeded in winning
             the Conservative Finchely district seat in October 1959. Her first government posts were
             as joint parliamentary secretary of Pensions and National Insurance until 1964. Later as
             secretary of Education and Science until 1974 under Prime Minister Edward Heath.
             After the Conservative Party lost two elections, however even though supported
             by the very conservative right wing of the party, she criticized Heath's economic policies
             and challenged him for leadership of the Conservative party. This she won in February of
             1975. In 1976, she indicated for foreign policy leanings when she criticized the Soviet
             Union for its failure to engage in "genuine detente," said Soviet intervention in Angola
             proved Soviet aims of world domination, and urged NATO to remain strong. Soon after,
             she was sarcastically called the "Iron Lady" by the Soviet press, but she chose to adopt the
             title, believing it illustrated her resolve and strength in the face of trouble, as we as
             adversity. After the Conservatives won the May 1979 elections, Thatcher became the first
             woman prime minister of Britain. Her primary goal in her term was enact her ideas about
             how best to run the economy. Upon entering office she also advocated measures that
             would limit government control, such as giving individuals greater independence from the
             state, ending government interference in the economy, and reducing public expenditures.
             Although her conservative philosophy met with approval, during her first two terms
             unemployment nearly tripled, the number of poor people increased, and b...