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A biography of the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, gained wide recognition for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

A biography of the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity to work with the destitute and dying, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Presents a comprehensive collection of letters written by Mother Teresa to her spiritual advisors over decades that chronicles her spiritual journey and the struggles she had with her own faith and duty.

Explores the life and career of Mary Harris Jones as an effective union organizer and speaker during the early 1900s.

Examines the problem of child labor during the early twentieth century, focusing on a protest march from Philadelphia to New York City in 1903 by a group of child textile workers led by Mother Jones.

A photographic biography of Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, providing information about her childhood in the Balkans, her early interest in charitable works, her decision to become a nun, her work as head of the Missionaries of Charity, an order she founded in 1950, and her retirement.

Presents a biographical profile of Mother Teresa, discussing her early life, her call to help the poor and suffering, and her work in Calcutta as head of the Missionaries of Charity.

Discusses the contributions of the Albanian nun who travelled to the slums of Calcutta to ease human suffering and continues to travel around the world caring for those in need.