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  • When Women Ruled the World

  • Written by: Kara Cooney
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  • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (36 ratings)

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When Women Ruled the World

Written by: Kara Cooney
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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra - women who ruled with real power - and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power 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 throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. 

What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example? 

Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages and why we should care.
©2018 Kara Cooney (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Women's Studies Historical Middle East Egypt Women World History
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Worth listening

Overall I felt good to know about women empire and empowerment in Egypt. I was confused in between about their family connection. Reader did good job in narration.

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A must read

This is a good book to understand Egyptian history and the women pharaohs’ role in it. Most of all, it also shows, how we perceive a woman in power hasn’t changed a lot in the past 1000 years.

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