Golda Meir was born in the Ukraine but also spent time in the United States. She emigrated to Israel in 1921. Her work within the Labor movement led her to achieve high political positions, including diplomatic missions abroad. When Israel became a state, she was elected to the Parliament, and, in turn, became Minister of Labor and Minister of Foreign Affairs - the only woman in the Labor administration. She served, successively, as secretary-general of the Mapai party and of the united Israel Labor party from 1966 to 1968. She was prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974, an unbelievable political feat for an Israeli woman at that time. She resigned in 1974 amid controversy over Israel's lack of preparedness in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Golda died in Jerusalem in 1978. �Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that.� "When you love your children more than you hate us, then we shall have peace." (speech referred to Palestinian terror) �Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.� - Golda Meier
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