Tara Westover

Tara Westover is an American author and historian, best known for her memoir "Educated." She grew up in a strict, survivalist family in rural Idaho with little formal schooling, as her parents distrusted institutions and modern medicine. Despite this, she self-educated herself through reading and eventually pursued higher education, earning a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. Her story highlights themes of resilience, the transformative power of education, and the complexities of family loyalty versus personal growth. Westover’s work has garnered critical acclaim for its honest exploration of identity, knowledge, and the struggle to find one’s independence.