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The Power of Education: Tererai Trent, Ph.D.

Marcia Franklin talks with Tererai Trent, Ph.D., an education advocate from Zimbabwe.

Aired 11/28/2014 | Rating TV-G

Dialogue

The Power of Education: Tererai Trent, Ph.D.

Season 2014 Episode 13 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin talks with Tererai Trent, Ph.D., an education advocate from Zimbabwe.

In this inspiring conversation, Marcia Franklin talks with Tererai Trent, Ph.D., who grew up in rural Zimbabwe and is featured in the book, Half the Sky. As a young girl, she had always wanted an education, but wasn’t allowed. Undeterred, Trent taught herself to read, and then wrote down her goals, saved her money and eventually became educated in the U.S., earning two Masters degrees and a Ph.D.

Aired 11/28/2014 | Rating TV-G

Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

Dialogue

The Power of Education: Tererai Trent, Ph.D.

Season 2014 Episode 13 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

In this inspiring conversation, Marcia Franklin talks with Tererai Trent, Ph.D., who grew up in rural Zimbabwe and is featured in the book, Half the Sky. As a young girl, she had always wanted an education, but wasn’t allowed. Undeterred, Trent taught herself to read, and then wrote down her goals, saved her money and eventually became educated in the U.S., earning two Masters degrees and a Ph.D.

Aired 11/28/2014 | Rating TV-G

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