And she was always filmed so that her part could be cut out for versions shown in the American South.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

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

VOA: special.2009.12.21

And she was the first African-American poet laureate for the state of Maryland.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

And she was very independent in her thoughts and actions.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

He was a doctor and she was a lawyer.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

And she was very good at it. She also seemed to feel most safe when she was at home with her mother and father, or riding a horse on her family's land.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

She was a corporate attorney, she was a district court judge, and she was an appellate court judge."

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

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

Helen was their first child. Until she was a year-and-one-half old, Helen Keller was just like any other child.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

She has performed with some of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie and Herbie Hancock since she was very young.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

His real name was Theodore. And if there was ever a problem she could not handle, her husband put things right.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

But one morning he come in, and Smiley asked him how was his wife, and he said she was better,thank God.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

which tells about the heartbreak of love. Anjulie has been singing and writing songs since she was very young.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

She won easily. She was the first woman and first black to be elected to Congress to represent Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09