Kara Cooney: 2 books
The Woman Who Would Be King
Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.
Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to...
When Women Ruled the World
Six Queens of Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.
Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient...