Mother Teresa is often known as the most charitable woman in history.
Excerpt from the Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
"I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared-for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." She greatly increased and improved the treatment of the poor, the homeless, the dying, the unwanted, and many other people who are often considered a burden to society. She loved everyone. She was a spiritual leader to those who were seeking guidance, a blessing to those who needed help, and an example to everyone.
Sarojini Nadu was a great patriot, politician, orator and administrator . She was a life-long freedom fighter, social worker, ideal housewife and poet.
Along with Mahatma Gandhi, she totally directed her energy to the fight for freedom. She would roam around the country like a general of the army and pour enthusiasm among the hearts of Indians. The independence of India became the heart and soul of her work. She was responsible for awakening the women of India. She brought them out of the kitchen. She traveled from state to state, city after city and asked for the rights of the women. She re-stablished self-esteem within the women of India.
Jhansi Laxmi Bai was the great heroine of the First war of India Freedom. She lived for only twenty-two years. She became a widow in her eighteenth year.
Jhansi, of which she was the queen, was in the grip of the cunning, cruel British. She was the embodiment of patriotism, self-respect and heroism. She was the queen of a small state, but the empress of a limitless empire of glory.She became a symbol of courage and freedom for the people of India.
"”If I die a violent death as some fear and a few are plotting, I know the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassin, not in my dying......!" as told by Indira Gandhi . She showed independent spirit.The ascension of a woman, Indira Gandhi, to the highest position in the world's most populous democracy was especially significant for Indian women, who had traditionally been subservient to men. In addition, she was also an inspiration to people in other Third World nations.
Kiran Bedi is a social activist .She became the first woman to join the Indian Police Ser cvice (IPS) in 1972 . During her service, she was also the Inspector General Prisons of Tihar jail, - one of world's largest prison complexes, with over 10,000 inmates.Her prison reforms policies led to her winning the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award..
Mirra Alfassa also known as The Mother, was the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo. The experiences of the last thirty years of the Mother's life were captured in the 13-volume work The Agenda. In those years she attempted the physical transformation of her body in order to become what she felt was the first of a new type of human individual by opening to the Supramental Truth Consciousness, a new power of spirit that Sri Aurobindo had allegedly discovered. Sri Aurobindo considered her an incarnation of the Mother Divine, hence her name "the Mother". The Divine Mother is the feminine aspect (Creative Energy) of the Divine consciousness and spirit. She took charge of Ashram in Pondicherry in 1926. She was the inspirer of Auroville, the international town near Pondicherry. It was to serve as a meeting place for the followers of Shri Aurobindo.
Sister Nivedita was one among the host of foreign women who were attracted towards Swami Vivekananda and Hindu philosophy.. She was impressed by the ideals of Womanhood in India. She once remarked that India was the land of great women. She propagated for the cause of India throughout America and Europe. Swami Vivekananda described her as a real Lioness. Rabindranath Tagore regarded her as Lok-Mata and Aurobindo Ghosh as Agni-sikha.
Margaret Elizabeth Noble (1867-1911), better known as Sister Nivedita, was an Anglo-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda She worked to improve the lives of Indian women of all castes.
M.S.Subbulakshmi had the voice of an angel and a face to match. She brought Bhakthi to her music like none other. It was purely spiritual quality that set her apart from many other voices. Incomparable, unsurpassable, she was one of India's two nightingales. One of the most influential singers of the last century she died on 11 December 2004 in Chennai in India. Her death is a great loss not only to Carnatic music but also to the entire music world.
Maneka Gandhi is the young "Bahu" of the Gandhi family. She is a dedicated and vocal environmentalist who crusades for the cause of animal rights which often land up her in controversies. She also fights for human rights and has freed many children working in the carpet industry.
Dr. Indira Hinduja was the first Indian doctor to produce a test tube baby. On August 6th, 1986, India's first test tube baby, Harsha was born thanks to the three years of painstaking research in invitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Now thanks to her, many Indian women yearning for motherhood are getting hope
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