Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Madeleine Korbel Albright ( born Marie Jana KorbelovÃ on May 15 , 1937 ) is an American diplomat . She was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State .
Simplified: Madeleine Korbel Albright ( born May 15 , 1937 ) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State .