When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

by Kara Cooney

Book Overview

This riveting paperback explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra, and shines a piercing light on perceptions of powerful women today.

Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142622088X
• ISBN13: 9781426220883
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"