Kara Cooney, author portrait
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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

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

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

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