In the modern day, we may think of Feminism and equal rights between the sexes as a recent phenomenon, but in Ancient Egypt, women had a whole lot going for them. Able to own property, initiate ...

Egyptology, the study of Ancient Egypt, is an area of research that was once closed to women. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a few women used their wealth to leave their mark on the field. Their ...

Discover a time in Ancient Egypt when women held a role with extraordinary power. A monument from Ancient Egypt depicts an unusually powerful woman, standing alongside the king. Who was she? Discover ...

Hatshepsut's successor tried to demolish all traces of her, but her temple stood the test of time. The once-grand temple offers a look at one of Egypt’s longest reigning female pharaohs. Sheltered by ...

Silenced from Egypt’s religious life, women chanters are returning, reviving a sacred tradition and reclaiming space through ...