She spent most of her life working to change traditional beliefs about art,artists and a woman's professional role in society.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

People can learn about outer space at Chicago's Adler Planetarium and about life under the sea at the Shedd Aquarium.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

He says C-section births have been linked to an increased risk of allergic reactions, diabetes and leukemia later in life.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

New books have been written about her. And her work and life are the subject of many studies,conferences and festivals.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Today we tell about the life and work of one of America's greatest music writers: Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

Reverend Sheen said the young woman had died so that her mother could learn about the meaning of life.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

They noted that some groups, as they move away from traditional ways of life, are developing diseases of modern living.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Faith Lapidus tells about her life. Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation, based in Oklahoma.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

If I can be the one to save it from that danger, then my health and life are not important."

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Clara Barton started her life as a nurse during the early days of the Civil War in eighteen sixty-one.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

During our Foreign Student Series we also talked about student life in the United States and programs to help international students.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

So it seems that a biography written shortly after his death included several invented stories about his early life.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

Many experts also think Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha" included incidents of his life with his mother after Giles Joplin left.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

She said that her music taught the world about Cuban culture and the happiness of living life to the fullest.

VOA: special.2009.04.19