Golda Meir

Golda Meir was born Golda Mabovitch in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1898.
* She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1906.
* She moved to Palestine in 1921 and joined a kibbutz.
* She served as Israel's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1949.
* She was elected to the Knesset in 1949 and served as Minister of Labor from 1949 to 1956.
* She was appointed Foreign Minister in 1956 and served until 1969.
* She became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969 and served until 1974.
* She died in Jerusalem in 1978.
* She is considered one of the most important figures in Israeli history.