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Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid.

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And I’m Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

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It was July 8, 2011. Betty Ford had just died. She was 93 years old. In the following weeks, people across the United States mourned her death.

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But who was Betty Ford? Why did the death of this very old woman mean so much? Mrs. Ford’s husband had been a United States President. But it was more than that. Mrs. Ford spent her life speaking about things other people avoided. She spoke openly about her breast cancer and her struggle with addiction. And she worked for women’s rights.  In today’s Spotlight we tell about the life of Betty Ford.