THE WOMAN KING Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut is probably the most successful female pharaoh Egypt ever had – so why doesn’t anyone know how to say her name?

Discover the 18th Dynasty’s most fascinating, enigmatic ‘woman king’ with returning guest Egyptologist Kara Cooney.

Dr. Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney is a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA. In her latest book, The Good Kings, she turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs – Khufu, Senwosret III, Akenhaten, Ramses II, and Taharqa – to understand why many so often give up power to the few, and what it can mean for our future. She is also the author of The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt and When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, exploring the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs. Cooney also produced Out of Egypt, a comparative archaeology series which aired in 2009 on the Discovery Channel.