She never became famous for her discoveries because she often sold her fossils to get money to support her family.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

Miz Mead received such honors because she added greatly to public knowledge of cultures and traditions in developing countries.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

She told me her mother was killed in the games because she had hidden the egg that produced her.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

She made a second recording of Elvis's songs because she thought the owner of Sun Records should hear him sing.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

She said she changed her name because she did not want her parents to know what she was doing.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Because she was a woman, she could not study at the French Academy of Fine Arts in Paris.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Lena Horne later said that she first became involved with Lennie Hayton because she thought he could be useful to her career.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The young girl Eleanora Fagan changed her name to Billie, because she liked a movie star, Billie Dove.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

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

VOA: special.2009.03.27

She said this had a good effect, because she was permitted to explore as she grew older.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

And because she is so important, she sometimes gets to rub shoulders with the top officials.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

But the school would not let her attend classes with other students because she was African-American.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

The D.A.R. would not permit Anderson to perform in the concert hall because she was black.

VOA: special.2009.01.25