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Who Were The Forgotten Queens Of Ancient Egypt? | Egypt's Forgotten Queens | Absolute History
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Historian, Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt. Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality with women holding the title of 'Pharaoh' no fewer than 18 times, while there were also female doctors, tutors, prime ministers and priestesses. Focusing on women of royalty such as Pharaoh Hatshepsut and Queen Nefertari, as well as women of high profession such as Lady Peseshat, the earliest female doctor known to the world, Fletcher reveals an ancient...
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Ancient Egypt, a rich history that lasted for over 6,000 years. And the lives and deaths of its leading characters still fascinate us today. We come to museums like this one to get a real sense of the grandeur of ancient Egypt, monumental statues to monumental men.
But when we start to look around at the faces here, they are just that, men. So where are all the women of ancient Egypt? Well, of course, the most famous is Cleopatra the Great. But then we have to go from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the monumental to the
tiny, because most of the images we have of the great woman are in coin form. But what about all the great women who came before Cleopatra? I want to find out who they were. If you know where to look,
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