Merry arrived seven years after her mother had her first child and she was quite a Christmas gift.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The first Barbie wore a black and white swimsuit and had her hair in a ponytail.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Eunice Waymon had her first public performance when she was eleven.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Marian Anderson had her first great success in Sweden.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

Koumba Gueye recently had her third child,a boy.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

But she had her mind made up.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Fox had her family get the vaccine and advises other moms to do the same.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Glenda Reimer had her stomach removed after she was diagnosed with the disease.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

She also became known for her outspoken opinions, her clothing and the great pride she had in herself and her race.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Georgiana's past lovers used to say that the hand of a magical fairy had touched her face when she was born.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Miss Sullivan and others had to teach her what was in these books by forming words in her hands.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

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

VOA: special.2010.07.31

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

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