The Egyptian Study Society: Lectures

Upcoming Lecture

Monday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
In-Person Location:
NEW!
Hampden Hall
Englewood Civic Center, 2nd Floor
1000 Englewood Pkwy, Englewood, CO 80110

Speaker:Rhonda K. Hageman

Title: "Daughter of Ra, Lady of the Two Lands: The Life and Times of Pharaoh Maatkare Hatshepsut"

The lecture will be given both in-person as well as an online Zoom presentation.
To attend the lecture online in Zoom, please click here:
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Abstract:

As one of the most well-known rulers in Egyptian history, Hatshepsut is still to this day a subject of fascination as well as controversy. For over a century, she has been both exalted and vilified for having taken the role of Pharaoh and worn the Double Crown in her own right. This presentation will examine her life, reign, and achievements in her roles as Great Royal Wife, God's Wife of Amun, and finally Mistress of the Two Lands. We will also explore her descent from the Seventeenth Dynasty royal house, and discuss some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding her life and her legacy.

About the Speaker:
Rhonda K. Hageman

Rhonda K. Hageman has been a member of the ESS since 2004 when she became a volunteer docent with the DMNS New Kingdom exhibit Quest for Immortality. A member of the Rocky Mountain Weavers' Guild for more than ten years, she became a hand spinner and began learning to weave in the mid-1980s when she was a graduate student in Boulder. A native of Denver, she has taught English as a Second Language at the Community College of Denver since January 1995. She is also a past board member of ESS and our esteemed Web Scribe.

More About the Zoom experience:

To attend this month's lecture remotely, please click here to enter the Zoom conference:

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No Preregistration Needed! If you would like to attend in Zoom, please download the Zoom app to a desktop, laptop, iPad or phone, well BEFORE the presentation. (It does take a little time to install).

We encourage people to dress for the occasion! When else are you going to wear that fez, fedora, galabeya, pith helmet, hijab, uraeus, nemes headdress, or smoking jacket? So if you like, dress like an Egyptian, Egyptologist, explorer, bon vivant or 'ne'er-do-well'.

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