WHEN WOMEN RULED THE WORLD

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 t hroughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was s o special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that all...[Read more]