Politics and Prose
@politicsprose·255K subscribers·4K videos
Helen Thorpe "Soldier Girls"
Posted
September 5, 2014
Views
750
Likes
4
Comments
3
Engagement
0.93%
September 5, 2014
750
4
3
0.93%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
52:40Now PlayingThorpe’s Just like Us illuminated the lives of young Latinas in the U.S.; her second book follows the experiences of three female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, tracing the effects of active duty on their partners, friends, and children. Like their male counterparts, these women are subject to PTSD, but while 56% of women soldiers report relationship problems due to their military experience, only 39% of men do. (Scribner)
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics & Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics & Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
