“Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers Over Time”.

By Haimik kalathiya
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    Mother Teresa Early Life & Missionary Calling

    1. 1910 – Born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26 in Skopje, Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia).
      1. 1928 – Moves to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto, taking her first religious vows.
      2. 1929 – Arrives in India as a missionary, beginning her lifelong work in Kolkata (then Calcutta).
      3. 1937 – Takes the name Mother Teresa after her final religious vows.
      4. 1946 – Experiences a “call within a call”, feeling compelled to serve the poorest of the poor.
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    Founding of Missionaries of Charity & Global Recognition

    1. 1948 – Leaves the Loreto convent to work in the slums of Kolkata.
      1. 1950 – Establishes the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation dedicated to caring for the poor, sick, and dying.
      2. 1952 – Opens Nirmal Hriday (“Pure Heart”), a home for the dying in Kolkata.
      3. 1969 – Gains international fame after Malcolm Muggeridge’s documentary “Something Beautiful for God”.
      4. 1979 – Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.
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    Continued Service & Legacy

    1. 1980s–1990s – Expands the Missionaries of Charity worldwide, with centers in over 100 countries.
      1. 1990 – Steps down as leader of the Missionaries of Charity due to health issues.
      2. 1997 – Passes away on September 5 in Kolkata, India at the age of 87.