In history, great women leaders have come out at various times and in many places on the earth. They have dealt with diverse circumstances and taken up many causes, but all were able to meet and overcome the challenges they met and in so doing encourage and approve generations of other women. (Review: Great Women Leaders) When the word 'greatness" comes to mind, Golda Meir comes instantly to the front. Her dedication to her land and to her people was the model of human devotion. Her full concern, tempered with love, excited by severe dedication, made the world know that she was a true mover of mountains. (Golda Meir: www.wic.org) In this paper the emphasis is on a significant feature of Golda Meir - about the human side of her leadership. We shall first have a general overview of her background and her rise to political leadership.

             About Golda Meir:.

             In 1898, Golda Meir was born in Kiev. Her family was compelled to migrate to the United States in 1906 due to poverty and they settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Again she migrated to British Mandate Palestine in 1921 with her husband, Morris Myerson, and settled in Kibbutz Merhavya. In 1924, after moving to Tel Aviv, she became an officer of the Histadrut Trade Union and worked in a managerial post with the union"s construction corporation, Solel Boneh. Between 1932 and 1934 she served as an emissary in the United States, working as secretary of the Hechalutz women"s organization; she also was secretary of the Histadrut"s Action Committee, and later of its policy section. When the prestate British Mandatory Authorities locked up most of the Jewish community"s senior leadership in 1946, she reinstated Moshe Sharett as head of the Jewish Agency"s Political Department, the chief Jewish liaison with the British. She was nominated to the Executive of the Jewish Agency and was vigorous in raising funds in the United States to help face the expenses of the Israeli War of Independence, and became one the State"s most efficient spokesmen.