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    Kara Cooney

    KARA COONEY is an associate professor of Egyptian art and architecture at UCLA in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. In 2005, she was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Cooney produced a comparative archaeology series entitled Out of Egypt, which aired on the Discovery Channel and is streaming on Netflix.

    The Woman Who Would Be King
    The Woman Who Would Be King
    Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
    Kara Cooney
    9780307956774
    $22.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2015
    Crown
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

    Egyptian pharoah Hatshepsut and why her powerful story should be remembered | Author Kara Cooney

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    The Woman Who Would Be King
    The Woman Who Would Be King
    Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
    Kara Cooney
    9780307956774
    $22.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2015
    Crown
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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    Egyptian pharoah Hatshepsut and why her powerful story should be remembered | Author Kara Cooney

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