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Who Were The Queens Of Egypt? | Egypt's Lost Queens | Timeline

Historian, Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of the state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt.

Focusing on women of royalty such as Pharaoh Hatshepsut and Queen Nefertari, as well as women of high profession such as Lady Peseshet, the earliest female doctor known to the world, Fletcher reveals an ancient civilization unparalleled in its sexual equality.