March 4, 1991

Women in the Military During the Gulf War

Carolyn Becraft is an expert on issues concerning military families and women in the military. She's the director of the Women and the Military Project. She and Terry will discuss the role of women in the Gulf War.

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Carolyn H. Becraft

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Terry Gross

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 4, 1991: Interview with Carlolyn Becraft; Interview with Tom Stoppard; Interview with Steve Lopez.

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March 4, 1991

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Playwright and Screenwriter Tom Stoppard

Stoppard wrote the award-winning plays "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," "The Real Inspector Hound," and "The Real Thing;" and the screenplays for "Empire of the Sun," "Brazil," and "The Russia House." He's just made his debut as a film director in the movie adaptation of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." During his early life, he lived in India and Singapore.

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March 4, 1991

05:50

A Columnist Can't Celebrate the Gulf War's End

Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez talks about his recent columns on the war, and the local reaction to them. He was against the war from the start -- a position which earned him a lot of criticism.

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Steve Lopez

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