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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
By Cooney, Kara
- ISBN
- 9781426219771 9781426219788
- Publisher
- National Geographic
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Starred Review on November 15, 2018 | Ancient Egypt
Cooney (Egyptology, Univ. of California Los Angeles; The Woman Who Would Be King) explores the premise that "the ancient Egyptians brilliantly used female power…to keep a culture going for more than 3,000 years" through the prism of six queens who assumed kingship to varying degrees at times of dynastic crisis. Included are profiles of Merneith of Dynasty I (3000–2890 BCE), Neferusobek of Dynasty XII (1985–1773 BCE), Hatshep...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
