Golda Meir is Israel’s first female prime minister (and won’t be the last!) — she is the original Iron Lady, and a figure whose legacy continues to influence Israelis today.
A feminist, a go getter, the creator of Israel’s welfare state and a fierce advocate for the newly independent African states of the 1960s. In many ways, she was Golden.
Golda Meir has a complicated legacy. Her many successes were overshadowed by her actions in the Yom Kippur War. Revered by some, reviled by others, Israel’s first woman prime minister never forgave herself for her decisions in 1973.