Opinion: What 'Queen's Gambit,' 'The Crown' and 'Mrs. America' are whispering to us

Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of"Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics." She co-hosts the history podcast"Past Present" and"This Day in Esoteric Political History." The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.

In this season's final episode of"The Crown," Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth have one last meeting, perhaps the most touching of their 11 years sparring over the direction of the United Kingdom. "I was shocked by the way in which you were forced to leave office," the Queen said."And I wanted to offer my sympathy, not just as Queen to prime minister, but woman to woman." Though a fictional depiction, words underscored a very real shared experience that united the two leaders, even though that similarity did little to strengthen their relationship to one another.

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