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Finding a Place for Women on TV

Critic-at-large Laurie Stone says that, while movies tend to be male-dominated, television has had the power to give more substantial roles to women. She reviews three new sitcoms about women at home and in the workplace.

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Other segments from the episode on October 28, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 28, 1988: Interview with Jane Curtin; Commentary on Duke Ellington; Interview with Jules Shear; Review of the television shows "Roseanne," "Baby Boom," and "Murphy…

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