Who is Golde from Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories and what is their importance?

Golde is Tevye's wife and the mother of his children. Golde tends to be more tied to tradition than Tevye. She has to be reassured that her Grandma Tsaytl wants Tsaytl to marry Motl the tailor before she accepts the marriage. She is a typical Jewish housewife with a sharp tongue who is especially good at cooking dairy dishes such as blintzes. Golde's good cooking attracts young men to her house, along with her good-looking daughters, which cause her and Tevye lots of problems. Golde is rather nasty to Tevye without fear of the consequence. Tevye is quite forgiving of Golde's temper and at the time and in their income bracket, divorce is almost unknown. Golde is totally dedicated to raising her daughters and as they grow up, she loses her desire to live and dies.