Ever since I can remember I have loved the history of the ancient world and ancient Egypt in particular. I am trying to raise money for a graduate program focusing on Egyptology. I received a Bachelor... of Arts from Sweet Briar college where I majored in history and minored in archaeology. As an undergraduate in 2011 I was able to travel to Egypt twice and see a great majority of the archaeological sites. Most of my knowledge about Ancient Egypt has been gained independently and covers Egypt's pre-history, pharaonic Period (Old Kingdom-New Kingdom), and the role of women in ancient Egypt. I have created and taught multiple 4 and 8 week courses on the history of ancient Egypt for the Osher Life-Long Learning Program: Women in Ancient Egypt, the 1999 Film the Mummy (where did it give real things about ancient Egyptian culture and what was ‘Hollywoodized’), Sites in Depth, Egypt and the Outside World, and the Chronology of Egypt. I have a basic understanding of and can teach Egyptian hieroglyphics as well. In 2019 I received a Master's in Museum Studies and History from Tufts University. I welcome both adult and young adult learners. My lessons and tutoring are designed for the following groups: school age students who need assistance in the history of ancient Egypt and those learners that just want to dive further into the topic for fun! I also have located and can point students towards a sizable group of scholarly Egyptology books, online resources, and searchable museum databases for the study of ancient Egypt. read more

Hi! I am Hannah, a native of CT. My goal is to spread my love of history to both adults and young adults. Growing up, most of my peers viewed history as "boring" and just a memorization of facts and f... igures. I could not quite understand this. To me history was so much more. It helped (and helps) to explain why different regions of the world and why cultures are the way they are. You can find examples of my approach through Facebook (Hannah's History Tutoring), linkedIn, and Academia.edu. For example, without learning the history of Egyptology, it just seems kind of random that the Rosetta Stone is held in the British Museum and not the Louvre. However, as soon as you dig a tiny bit deeper you discover that there are actually concrete reasons why this is the case! In 2011 I actually traveled to Egypt and was able to visit the Pyramids at Giza, the Valley of the Kings, and so many others! One of my sub-fields is gender in the ancient world. What were women's lives in like in ancient Greece/ Rome/ Egypt / and other ancient cultures? What kind of evidence do we have to give us some of these hints? I also make it a teaching goal to de-mystify the ancient Egyptians and their culture. The Egyptians were actually not obsessed with death. Rather, a lot of their private dwellings (even high status ones) were built out of organic materials that don't survive time very well. In contrast, their tomb/ remembrance structures tended to be built out of stone, which does have a higher survival rate.read more