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12 de abr. de 2024 · By Francesca Pollio Fenton. CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm. A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide...
17 de abr. de 2024 · “Irena’s Vow” is film directed by Louise Archambault, based on the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a young Polish woman who saved the lives of several Jews during World War II. The movie depicts the experiences of Irena, a Catholic woman who worked as a housekeeper for a German officer during the Nazi occupation of Poland.
Hace 2 días · Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, at the age of 18 she moved to Ireland and later to India, where she lived most of her life.
Hace 1 día · Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Mary Ann Bickerdyke (born July 19, 1817, Knox county, Ohio, U.S.—died Nov. 8, 1901, Bunker Hill, Kan.) was an organizer and chief of nursing, hospital, and welfare services for the western armies under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War.
Hace 5 días · And when they were forced onto a death march in the final days of the war, one of the women, Hélène Podliasky, led the nine in a daring and heart-stopping escape. Told by Podliasky's grandniece, author Gwen Strauss, this is a stunning story of resistance, friendship, and the will to survive. Price:$15.07.
Hace 4 días · Joe Kent co-authored a book about his late wife Shannon, who was killed in 2019 in Syria, titled 'SEND ME: The True Story of a Mother at War.' (Photo courtesy of Joe Kent)
