From a carpenter's daughter in Kiev to the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, this episode profiles Golda Meir, Israel's first and only female prime minister. Join us as we trace her journey from her upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to her life as a kibbutznik in Mandatory Palestine. We discuss her critical role in raising millions of dollars for Israel's independence and her emotional tenure as the first ambassador to the Soviet Union. The episode also examines the controversies defining her premiership: her order to hunt down Black September operatives after the Munich Olympics, her infamous claim that "there was no such thing as Palestinians", and the intelligence failures of the Yom Kippur War that ultimately led to her resignation.