Golda Meir\'s Multinational Upbringing, Along

Golda Meir's multinational upbringing, along with her visionary spirit, made her one of the most influential leaders in the twentieth century.

To explore this amazing woman's life, this paper will look at:

Biographical overview of Meir's early life

Meir's political life iii. A comparison of Meir and other historical female leaders

The contrast Meir served against the repressive Arab culture towards women

Biographical Overview of Golda Meir's Early Life

Childhood growing up with oppression and discrimination in Russia developed strength and coping mechanisms for adversity

Threat of attacks from the soldiers of the czar

Immigration to the United States

Early leader for social causes and involvement in Zionist movement

Immigration to Palestine

Beginnings of political involvement via the kibbutz

Meir's Political Life

A. Meir's involvement in Jewish Agency

B. Meir's fundraising efforts for the War of Independence

C. Meir's efforts to promote a peaceful establishment of the State of Israel

D. Meir's role as Prime Minister

E. The Yom Kippur War and Meir's resignation

IV. Meir Compared with Historical Female Leaders

A. Similarities between Meir and other historical female leaders

i. Elizabeth I

ii. Catherine the Great iii. Margaret Thatcher

Meir Contrasted with the Repressive Arab Culture in Regards to Women

A. Arab culture is generally oppressive of females

B. This anti-feminist stance is due to two primary reasons:

i. The interpretation of the Islamic faith

ii. Colonial feminism used hypocritically by the West and Zion for political purposes