5 Women Who Changed the World


2. Mother Teresa:

Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa, though she doesn’t have her own children she is considered to be the proud mother in India for her service to the Indian society. She was an independent nun and she has opened a congregation called ‘Missionaries of Charity” in Kolkata. When she was alive she shared her life with the orphans, poor and sick people. As she said, by birth she was an Albanian, by citizenship she was an Indian and by faith she was a Catholic nun. For her vital service to the society, she was awarded by the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1979.

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3. Helen Keller:

Most of you would have heard this name in your college days or at least in your college days especially if you are a graduate in Bachelor of Arts Degree. Helen Keller is considered to be the first Deafblind person to earn a degree in the Arts field. As she was deafblind, she started developing new symbols to communicate her thought process with others. Later, with the help of her speech classed, Helen started developing the speaking skills and after she developed that skill, she started giving lectures that were heard widely. She was a great supporter of the people with disabilities till she lived.

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