hatshepsut

Talibah and her younger brother Adom travel to Egypt with their archaeologist father, where they stumble upon the story of a lost pharaoh, a rare queen who lead Egypt for years but has been erased from history, and try to restore her to her rightful place among the country's ancient rulers.

"Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power ...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 learnfrom its example"--Provided by publisher.

Donald P. Ryan provides a chronicle of his years as an archaeologist, detailing the time he has spent in Egypt and highlighting the discoveries he's made there, including the tomb in the Valley of the Kings belonging to the famous female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. Ryan discusses how his fascination with Egypt led him down this career path and provides black-and-white photographs.

The story of how Hatshepsut possibly ruled in the guise of a male pharaoh is explored in this volume.

Drawn from archaeological and historical evidence, provides a biographical sketch of the female pharaoh Hatchepsut and her twenty year reign of eighteenth-Dynasty Egypt. Includes black-and-white photographs and line drawings.

A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.

A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.

When her son tried to ascend to her dead husband's throne, Queen Hatshepsut did the unthinkable and declared herself king.

Historical novel based on the life of Queen Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled Egypt 4000 years ago.