The author of 'Broad Band' on what you didn't know about tech’s hidden heroines

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The author of 'Broad Band' on what you didn't know about tech’s hidden heroines

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Mar 29, 2024

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Claire Evans, the author of "Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women
Who Made the Internet," joins guest host and Deputy Tech Editor Daniella
Cheslow to talk about frequently overlooked female tech pioneers.

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Mar 29, 2024

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The author of 'Broad Band' on what you didn't know about tech’s hidden heroines

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