Golda Meir (1898-1978)

Who was Golda Meir, Prime minister of

Israeli (1969) during the Israel-Palestine

conflict (1945–2003) ?

How did she become an

inspiring national icon for all

Israeli women?

Golda Meir (1898 –1978)

Born in Kiev, Russian Empire the 3rd of May in 1898

Emigrated to the USA in 1906 and than to Israeli in 1921.

Her mother wanted her to leave school and marry, but she rebelled, and went to live with her married sister, Sheyna in Colorado.

She had a husband Morris Myerson and one son and a daughter

She became a teacher in

1917 She attends the first

convention of the American Jews Congress in Philadelphia. She consider this event had the beginning of her political career.

She died in Jerusalem the 8th December in 1978 becuase of Leukemia

International Zionist Representative

Secretary of Histadrut's executive committee

Foreign Minister of Israel

General Secretary of Israeli Workers Party

the Prime Minister of the state of Israel

1930

1934

1956

19661969-1974

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Her more valuable

qualities as a leader

Understanding mind

Intransigent

Strong will Critical thinker

She Was No Ordinary Woman

The goal of Golda Meir

“We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon…no alternative. The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight.”

“We say 'peace' and the echo comes back from the other side, 'war’. We don't want wars even when we win.”

"We do not rejoice in victories, We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.”

Golda Meir’s Action once in power

1948 Her ultimately unsuccessful secret meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah on the eve of the Arab invasion of Israel in 1948, in an attempt to reach agreement and avoid war.

1948 Golda was one of thirty eight people, and only one of two women, to sign Israel’s Declaration of Independence.

1948 Golda journeyed to America to collect money for military equipment and raised over $50 million.

Golda Meir embrazed excelent relationships with the US, in particular with presidnet Nixon and with the Jewish american comunity, encouraging the immigration of Jewish to Israel.

An inspiration for all Israeli Women .

She didn’t have any feminist goals.

She didn’t focus on child care policy or women problems.

The only action she have ever know to

take was when Israeli was

experiencing an epidemic violent rapes on women.

Although all Israeli women saw her as an

inspiring national icon, identifying her has the Iron Lady.

How did she

inspired Israeli

Women?

She gave them faith. If she could do it, all Israeli

women could do it too

The will to be recognized

equality between the two genders.

The desire to collaborate too

and fight for the freedom for

their country

3000 women joined the army

Golda Meir chose not to be woman-identified and behaved as if gender doesn’t matter

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