But within weeks she was recognized.
In training, she was recognized as the best shot, male or female, the service had seen.
She was recognized throughout the country as an extraordinary leader in the field of music education.
When her husband was running for president in 1996, she was recognized as a great campaigner.
She was recognized there for having played Tasha Yar on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
She was recognized by strangers at the movie theater and was asked for autographs at the mall.
She was recognized as the last person to be seen with Neha, surrounded, and beaten by residents.
This year, she was recognized as one of the 100 "most influential people in the world" by Time magazine.
Over her long career she was recognized for her work as a comedian, talkshow host, actor and writer.
She was recognized as an exemplar of citizen volunteerism in a 2006 profile by The Daily News.
If her contributions to art went unacknowledged, she was recognized for her poetry -- thanks to other women.
