Theresa
: Her work in the slums of Kolkata earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 , an honor she used to further advocate for the destitute. Other "Theresas" in Literature and History
: The only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions, she was known for her legendary saying, "With God's grace, anything is possible!" during her political struggles. theresa
Born Anjezë Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910, she began her religious life as a teacher in India. However, in 1946, she experienced what she termed a "call within a call"—a directive to leave the relative security of her convent to live among the "poorest of the poor". : Her work in the slums of Kolkata