She made each hand as an example to students while she was teaching a class on drawing using free-motion embroidery.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

She said she was an early member of an independent art movement and was against juries, medals and awards.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

He is never unfriendly to her. He always treats her like she is an important part of the organization.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

It is cut to the chase. She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Mary Harris was a schoolteacher in the state of Tennessee when she married an iron worker named George Jones.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

They say she could be an "activist judge" who will let personal feelings and political beliefs influence her rulings.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

She and her sister started an organization that provides money to young African women who want to study science.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

She says her goal as an artist is to present a pop record to the world in a very interesting way.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

She turned an old industrial machine repair shop into a warm and inviting space for exhibitions,offices and classrooms.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

She was an insecure person. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

Then she got an idea. If she could create a hair product that worked for her, she could start her own business.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

In nineteen ninety-seven, she started an organization to continue Princess Diana's work to rid the world of landmines.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

She says that she enjoys the excitement of telling stories to a crowd because she is an actress.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

But she tells us in an e-mail: "A live conference feed was 100% better than a textbook.

VOA: special.2009.11.12