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To The Contrary

Woman Thought Leader: Sarah Parcak

Season 28 Episode 2826 | 25m 44s

Space archaeologist and Egyptologist, Sarah Parcak, sits down with Bonnie Erbe to discuss the challenges powerful women have faced over time, how space now plays a crucial part in discoveries, and how she handles being a woman in a male-dominated profession.

Aired: 08/25/19
Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.
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