GOLDA MEIR
Name: Golda Meir
Born: 3 May 1898 Kiev, Russian Empire
Died: 8 December 1978 Jerusalem, Israel
Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovitch, May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978,
known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956) was the
fourth prime minister of the State of Israel.
After serving as the Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister, Golda Meir became
Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969. She was described as the "Iron Lady"
of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British
prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. David Ben-Gurion used to call her "the
only man in the Cabinet." Meir was Israel's first woman prime minister and the
third woman in the world to hold this office.
Name: Golda Meir
Born: 3 May 1898 Kiev, Russian Empire
Died: 8 December 1978 Jerusalem, Israel
Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovitch, May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978,
known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956) was the
fourth prime minister of the State of Israel.
After serving as the Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister, Golda Meir became
Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969. She was described as the "Iron Lady"
of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British
prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. David Ben-Gurion used to call her "the
only man in the Cabinet." Meir was Israel's first woman prime minister and the
third woman in the world to hold this office.