"I always thought submarines were amazing and it wasn't really something that was open to women when I came to the Naval Academy.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

"They didn't do a lot with really smart girls in literature when I was young.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn't fit in."

VOA: special.2009.09.10

And Thanksgiving also, in my early days when I was a child, the kids would all get to play, maybe we hadn't seen each other for a while.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

When the bread didn't rise, I started wondering what yeast was so I went to visit a yeast factory."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16