It gave her an international platform to talk about some of those things. She actively worked for the right of women to vote in federal elections.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Her performance is said to have made her an instant star.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

They gave her an old building with poor equipment.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

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 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 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

An invitation to one of her parties was almost as valuable as an invitation to dinner at the White House.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

She felt her heart tremble every time he shot an unsuspecting bird as it was singing in the trees.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

The family carries the body through flood and fire in an effort to get her body to Jefferson to be buried.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Missus Sommers then took the elevator which carried her to an upper floor into the ladies' rest area.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Farrah Fawcett often received more attention for her troubled private life than for her work as an actress.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

But she decided to take three months off from work at an advertising company to visit her birthplace,India.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this week that this was,in her words, "not an appropriate time to consider" the loan.

VOA: special.2009.05.16