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The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten - Kate Green

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Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh’s name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle.

Why was it unusual that Hatshepsut became pharaoh?

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  • Educator Kate Green
  • Director Steff Lee
  • Animator Jack Ross
  • Script Editor Addison Anderson
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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