Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age

A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST FOR HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

"A new history of Egyptology that prioritizes the women whose contributions, for good and otherwise, shaped the field.” - The New York Times

The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who paved the way who paved the way for exploration in Egypt and laid the groundwork for Egyptology

The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts ...