Maria Teresa Heinz Thierstein Simoes-Ferreira was born in the city of Lourenco Marques in the east African colony of Portuguese Mozambique, which later became the nation of Mozambique.
29 Facts About Teresa Heinz
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In 1971, Teresa Heinz became a naturalized United States citizen.
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In 1990, Teresa Heinz met Senator Kerry at an Earth Day rally.
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In 1992, Teresa Heinz met Kerry again, this time at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Teresa Heinz is what I've been all my growing-up life, adult life, more than any other name.
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In December 2009, Teresa Heinz revealed that she was being treated for breast cancer.
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Teresa Heinz indicated that she had undergone several lumpectomies and would be following up with a targeted type of radiation therapy treatment called accelerated partial breast irradiation.
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On July 7,2013, Teresa Heinz was taken by ambulance to Nantucket Cottage Hospital after showing symptoms consistent with a seizure.
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Teresa Heinz was described as being in "critical but stable" condition.
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Teresa Heinz was then flown to Massachusetts General Hospital for further medical treatment and tests.
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Teresa Heinz's condition was upgraded to fair the next day, and doctors were able to rule out a heart attack, brain tumor, stroke, and other triggers.
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Teresa Heinz was released on July 17,2013, from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston.
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Teresa Heinz recovered at home after some limited out-patient treatment.
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Teresa Heinz is the chair of the Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies, disbursing money to various social and environmental causes.
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In recognition of her philanthropy and activism, Teresa Heinz has received honorary doctoral degrees from the following institutions:.
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In 2003, Teresa Heinz was awarded the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism.
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Teresa Heinz has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Teresa Heinz has been a Trustee of the St Paul's School, which Kerry attended.
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Teresa Heinz is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.
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Teresa Heinz has contributed to the environmental movement through many programs and outreach efforts.
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In 1993, she founded the Teresa Heinz Awards, including a category for Outstanding Contributions to the Environment.
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Since 1996, Teresa Heinz has hosted an annual "Women's Health and the Environment" conference series.
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In 1996, the Teresa Heinz Foundations created WISER, the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement.
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Teresa Heinz is estimated to be worth between $750 million and $1.2 billion.
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In 2003, Teresa Heinz was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women".
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Teresa Heinz is said to have been encouraged to run for her first husband's vacant Senate seat after his death.
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Teresa Heinz declined and refused to endorse Republican Congressman Rick Santorum's 1994 bid for the seat.
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Teresa Heinz has a reputation in the media as a very direct personality.
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Teresa Heinz retracted the statement later, saying she was "sincerely sorry" for the remark.