: 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
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". theresa
: In early African American literature, the story “Theresa” portrays a woman who abandons her family to take an active, nationalistic role in military espionage and warfare. : Her work in the slums of Kolkata