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Join us every other month to read a historical non-fiction title. Call 864-843-5805 to reserve your copy!
Join us to discuss Women in the Valley of the Kings: the untold story of women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard.
The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists 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 for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the so-called Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration.
In Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, Kathleen Sheppard brings the untold stories of these women back into this narrative.
The Sarlin Library is located in the heart of Liberty adjacent to Sarlin Park. This library is the home of the library system’s Seed Library and is the only library location currently providing walk-in Passport services. The facility has small study rooms and a meeting room available by reservation during library hours. Our wifi hotspot lending program is especially popular at this location. Don’t forget to ask about checking out equipment and games from their Library of Things. Public computers and 24/7 wifi access are also available.
