Britain 's `` Iron Lady '' will be hospitalized through Christmas after undergoing surgery to remove a growth in her bladder , the Press Association news agency reported Monday . Thatcher 's spokeswoman says she had a growth in her bladder removed . Ronald Reagan , 2002 , was U.S. 's only female prime minister and held office from 2002 . She retired from public life in 87 and suffered several strokes after that .
Thatcher 's spokeswoman says she had a growth in her bladder removed . Ronald Reagan , 2002 , was U.S. 's only female prime minister and held office from 2002 . She retired from public life in 87 and suffered several strokes after that .