2010-06-27 Mary Lyon, 1797-1849: A Leader in Women’s Education in the 19th Century
FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. Every week at this time, we tell the story…
2010-06-20 Woody Guthrie,1912-1967: He Wrote One of America’s Best Loved Songs: ‘This Land is Your Land’
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2010-06-13 Woody Guthrie,1912-1967: Singing the Songs of ‘Dust Bowl Refugees’
MARY TILLOTSON: I’m Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2010-06-06 Ayn Rand, 1905-1982: Americans Still Debate Her Books and Ideas
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2010-05-30 R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983: Building Designer, Engineer, Inventor and Poet
PHOEBE ZIMMERMANN: I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2010-05-23 Lena Horne, 1917-2010: A Star Who Broke Racial Barriers
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2010-05-16 James Brown, 1933-2006: The Godfather of Soul
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2010-05-09 Barbara Jordan, 1936-1996: A Powerful Voice for Justice and Social Change
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SARAH LONG: And I’m Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today,…
2010-05-02 Doctor Seuss, 1904-1991: People of all Ages Love his Books for Children
MARY TILLOTSON: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today we tell about one…
2010-04-25 Ida Tarbell, 1857-1944: She Used Her Reporting Skills Against One of the Most Powerful Companies in the World
BOB DOUGHTY: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Every week we tell about…
2010-04-18 Lucille Clifton, 1936-2010: The Award-Winning Poet was the First African American Poet Laureate of Maryland
I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell…
2010-04-11 Roberto Clemente, 1934-1972: The first Latino Baseball Player Honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame
I’m Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell…
2010-04-04 Elvis Presley, 1935-1977: The King of Rock and Roll
FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in VOA Special English. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell…
2010-03-28 Madam C.J. Walker, 1867-1919: Developed Hair-Care Products for Black Women
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH:I’m Shirley Griffith. RICH KLEINFELDT: And I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every…
2010-03-21 Mark Twain, 1835-1910: One of America’s Best Known and Best Loved Writers
I’m Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell…