KARA COONEY
Exploring power, gender, death, belief, and society through the evidence of ancient Egypt—and connecting the ancient world to the questions we still ask today.
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Ancient history for modern readers
Books that use ancient Egyptian evidence to investigate authority, gender, social order, political survival, and the human desire for power.
The Good Kings
A study of five pharaohs and the enduring attraction of absolute power, from ancient Egypt to the modern world.
When Women Ruled the World
The stories of six female pharaohs and what their reigns reveal about women, leadership, and political power.
The Woman Who Would Be King
A vivid biography of Hatshepsut and her strategic rise to rule as one of ancient Egypt’s most formidable kings.
Ancient Egyptian Cosmogony & Cosmology
Join Kara for an eight-part exploration of the beliefs and practices that shaped ancient Egyptian ideas about creation, divine order, ritual, and the primordial waters.
The self-paced course offers lifetime access and is designed for curious learners, readers, students, and ancient-history enthusiasts.
The story of Hatshepsut, read by the author
Preview The Woman Who Would Be King in audio and hear Kara bring the political world, ambitions, and contradictions of Hatshepsut’s reign to life.
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