Lioness: Golda Meir and the nation of Israel

Introduction: "Call me Golda"

Part one. Stubborn roots

The carpenter's daughter

An American girl

"Dearest Gogo"

the path to Palestine

Part two. Ascent

"New Jews"

The dark years

A star is born

Pioneer woman

Black clouds rising

"And the heart breaking"

Life and death

Ein Breira

no alternative

"Nevertheless: a woman"

1947: the turning point

"The time is now"

Part three. Madam Minister

Moscow

"Either immigrants or shoes"

The politician

"Golda Meir"

Conflict and charisma

"A mutual distancing"

Seat of power

Part four. Premier

The chosen

A different kind of war

"What has happened to us?"

Terror, territories, and the Palestinian question

Premier Meir and President Sadat

"I will never again be the person I was"

An "irrevocable" decision

"My only fear is to live too long"

Endings: "I've always been a realist."