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America in Primetime | The Independent Woman Sneak Peek | PBS

Duration: 03:06
Program: America in Primetime
Broadcast Date: Oct. 30, 2011

The Independent Woman reveals how women have transformed from model housewives to complex, and sometimes controversial, characters. Clips from NURSE JACKIE and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES illustrate this.

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