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#95: Dr. Marisa Porges on Raising Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Daughters

 

City Dads blog contributor Vincent O’Keefe talks to fighter pilot and counterterrorism expert turned school leader and author Dr. Marisa Porges about her new book, What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women.  

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