But in 2004, after years of studying cancer, Anita Roberts learned that she herself had the disease.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

Her name was Anne Sullivan. She herself had once been almost completely blind.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

But she herself said in later years that this was false.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

She herself never looked back to her younger days.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

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

She had let herself be controlled by some machine-like force that directed her actions and freed her of responsibility.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

She made speeches about flying. And she continued to fly by herself across the United States and back.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

Yet she had to push to make herself heard as a woman among mostly male civil rights leaders.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Anna decides to take legal action against her parents so she can start making medical decisions herself.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

She says she permits herself to express her insecurities and fears in her music in a way that would be impossible in real life.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Her hands shook as she pinned on her hat and covered herself with her black veil.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

Lena Horne once said she felt a need to act distant on stage to protect herself.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The book described how she spent time by herself on an island by the sea.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

She says she does not want to disappoint herself when she fails to keep them.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

But she is also making a name for herself as a singer and songwriter.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

As she watched,Olive was afraid, but not for the cow or even for herself.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

When she started painting she discovered she could express herself with color and canvas.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

She thought about her day. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had forgotten to eat at all!

VOA: special.2009.09.05

I told her about the magazine's offer and she told me about herself.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

Helen Keller had to work hard to support herself after she finished college.

VOA: special.2009.11.15