made meaning of her life

[Klpno]

Hello everyone,

About Margaret Thatcher:

Did you know that she grew up in a home that had no indoor plumbing? Her father believed in austerity and made no concessions for anything not essential. This and many other formative experiences profoundly shaped Thatcher’s beliefs as a politician. She used herself as a metaphor for what she felt was missing in the United Kingdom: a sense of self-determination and redemption through hard work and delayed gratification. She made meaning of her life in a way that aligned with what she wanted the British people to understand and buy into, and it was the meaning she infused into her policies, and not the policies themselves, that got them through.

Does "She made meaning of her life" mean that she used her life as an example to convey some ideas to people?

Thank you.

[Anglophile]

I'd say yes; she made her life so meaningful (practicable) as to be in tune with her philosophy of austerity shaped by her own experience.
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Anglophile
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[Klpno]

Thank you, Anglophile.