Mother TeresaAt the age 18, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu voluntarily left her parental home to join the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish Catholic religious order in India. Over the course of her life she devoted herself to caring for the ill and impoverished in Calcutta, India. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and made a saint after her death in 1997.
The Dalai Lama
Born into a peasant family, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people has a doctorate in Buddhist Philosophy. In 1959 he was forced into exile after the Chinese military occupied Tibet. He’s worked tirelessly to set up both cultural and religious institutions in order to preserve the rich heritage of Tibetan people, and he’s championed peace across the world.
Mahatma GandhiAfter completing a law degree in London, Gandhi spent several years in South Africa working to improve the living conditions of Indian minorities in KwaZulu-Natal. Upon his return to India, he initiated a series of non-violent campaigns against British rule. His resistance to oppression through peaceful demonstration won him worldwide praise.
Benazir Bhutto
Born in Pakistan, Benazir came from a prominent political family and held degrees from Harvard and Oxford universities. She became prime minister of Pakistan at the age of 35, and was the first woman to do so in an Islamic country. During her reign she brought electricity to the rural countryside, built schools and improve healthcare. She was assassinated in 2008.
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