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Tara Westover's journey from off-the-grid childhood to Cambridge

A woman's account of her childhood experience off the grid in the Idaho mountains inspired the critically-acclaimed memoir, "Educated." Tara Westover's father was a survivalist who distrusted all forms of government. Westover charted her own path, attending college at 17 and earning a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. Westover joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her transition into society and the difficulty of reconciling what your family wants for you and what you want for yourself.
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