When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

by Kara Cooney

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426219776
• ISBN13: 9781426219771
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"