Exploration of the role of American women in the creation and support of the State of Israel from pre-State years through the struggles of Israel’s first decades. The authors pay attention to: Emma Lazarus: Henrietta Szold: Marie Syrkin: Bessie Gotsfeld, founder of Mizrachi Women of America: Hadassah recruitment of non-Zionist American women, 1914-1930: Hadassah-WIZO Canada and the development of agricultural training for women in pre-state Israel: the Impact of Zionism on the International Council of Jewish Women, 1914-1957: women and Zionist activity in Erez Israel: the case of Hadassah, 1913-1958: the decisions of American Jewish women during the Interwar years: Em Leemahot: the public health contributions of Sara Bodek Paltiel to the Yishuv and Israel: Rose Viteles: Irma 'Rama' Lindheim: Golda Meir and other Americans: Golda: femininity and feminism. Contains also documentary portraits.