Mary Emily Gonsalves was a Roman Catholic nun from Karachi, Pakistan.
Early life
She was born in Mangalore, India in 1919. She started her teaching career in a school in Byculla, Bombay in 1940. In 1944 she joined the Daughters of the Cross religious congregation. She went on to do a master's degree in English and Economics. She taught in a college in Calcutta before she moved to Pakistan in 1957.[1]
Career
From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan.[2] St. Joseph's is one of Pakistan's leading Colleges. In 2007, 1,548 students were studying in the college with a total of 78 teachers.[3]
In 2005, when St. Joseph's College was returned to the Catholic Board of Education Sr Emily was again appointed principal.[4]