It was the kind of big dress that many women wore in those days the bigger the better.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

In those days new scientific discoveries such as electricity seemed to open paths into the area of miracles.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

In those days, a singer had to be recognized in New York to be successful everywhere else.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

In those days, Europe seemed to be the only place where a black artist could gain recognition.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

In those days, when Riis was a fighting newspaper reporter, laws against child labor were something new.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

In those days, religious workers cared for sick travelers at shelters near holy places.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

In those days, much of North America was filled with thick, green forests.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

In those days, black people and white people lived separately in the South.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

Her mother was a sociologist. Few women attended college in those days.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

She wanted more education. Very few universities accepted women in those days.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

In those days,paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

In those days, schools were not wheelchair accessible and she had to be tutored at home three days a week.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27