It was also not easy for the family to accept that her cells had fueled an industry worth millions of dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

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

She also began to raise money for her dream of a permanent, non-profit school for the higher education of women.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

She was poor. But she never said 'no' to a hungry person who came to her farm and asked for food.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

For example,a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

Wilma Mankiller was known for her effort to return the balance of power of the sexes to the Cherokee Nation.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Sullivan says when she was writing and recording songs for her album she knew she had to develop her own style.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Though she never ran for office, she spent her life energetically working to improve the lives of people with developmental problems.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

It's no kind of a way for a man to divorce his wife without her havin' any money.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Betty Friedan once spoke to ABC television about her support for sharing responsibility for the care of children.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

Lisa Nesser says her goal is to provide help for displaced people who are poor and have been denied their human rights.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

In West Virginia in nineteen twelve, violence connected to a miners' strike led to her trial and conviction for conspiracy to murder.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

While she waited for the bombing attack to end, her cameras recorded the explosions, which lit up the rooftops of the city.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain to improve her mental condition.

VOA: special.2009.08.23