Historian, Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt. Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality with women holding the title of ‘Pharaoh’ no fewer than 18 times, while there were also female doctors, tutors, prime ministers and priestesses. 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.

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41 thoughts on “The Mystery Of Egypt's Pharaoh Queens | Egypt's Lost Queens | Timeline”
  1. God Almighty said about Pharaoh in the Holy Qur’an: So this dey We shall deliver your (dead) body (out from the sea) that you may be a sign to those who come after you! And verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).

  2. Most excellently done, Professor! I learned so much! You are a fantastic teacher! God bless and safely keep you, in Jesus’s Precious Name, Amen!🕊💕🙏💜✝️✡️🌹

  3. In ancient Kemet (Egypt) meaning the black land or land of the blacks) the indigenous name of this north eastern part of Africa was governed by the divine law of Maat who was always represented as a female and her symbol was the ostrich feather, an ostrich which is an African flightless bird that still exist today on the continent of Africa. Maat represented truth, justice, righteousness, harmony, balance, reciprocity, and divine law. In ancient Greece and Rome woman had no rights and were treated poorly. In classical Africa along the Nile Valley woman were held in high esteem and attained prominent positions in the society. Everyone including Kings and deities depicted on bas-reliefs had to ascribe and abide by the law of Maat which was the moral and ethical system that governed the nation. She represented the 42 ethical laws from which the Ten Commandments were extracted. If a king wanted to go to war he had to consult Maat.

  4. THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY IN CLASSICAL AFRICA

    What we have to understand is the male figures were the symbol of authority in Kemet (Egypt) but the woman were essentially the source of power during this classical period because it was a matriarchal system. The royal line of decent passed through the female blood line and each male heir to the throne had to marry his sister as she legitimized the throne. This was a politically symbolic mirage and if the prince next in line wanted to ascend to the throne he must follow this tradition. He did not cohabit with his sister but customarily married a second wife who would bear his children and become his consort.

  5. Sparta also had some pretty strong gender equality which kind of arose by accident–women inherited from their dead husbands in Sparta and then when they died they passed their wealth down equally to their sons and daughters. This led to women becoming so wealthy that even the kings had to go to them to borrow money. That led to its own form of power. They still couldn't do things like vote or rule–only men could do that–but just like in modern American, money is usually enough to control elections.

  6. MÀY DÁM NÓI CÁI NHÀ NÀY KHÔNG Ở LẠI CHE MẮT TAO? AI CHO CỬA NÓ VÀO HẢ NHÂN? CON MẸ MÀY VÀ CON CHỊ MÀY! GIỜ THÌ HIỂU TẠI SAO TAO KHÙNG ĐI 🙂 NÓ RÚT ĐI VÀ TAO NHÌN THẤY NGAY BÊN NGOÀI ⚡🌌

  7. Yeah ok. It went great for women the multitude of decades since this time. Things only really happened world wide in recent decades. Come on people.

  8. everything was good until I reached Nefertari's part…what Dr. Fletcher tried to teach me is that Nefertari was a manipulative dominatrix (yet a trophy wife, according her) who apparently was the only in charge of her own tomb while actively ignoring the person who put her in the position she was and actually gave her all the power she upholded, also ignoring the love poem he let in one of the walls (without her consent?, lol, I'd say that's more than an appearence, Dr. Fletcher) while her apparently weak, dumb husband just did everything she commanded and sort of let her rule in the shadows while he was a figurehead?…, it seems you really hate Ramses, and you did little favour to Nefertari by picturing her like this sort of feminazi way. I usually love Dr's Fletcher's documentaries but I had to quit watching this one, too much feminist bias.

  9. Ooit, is er ergens iets gebeurt op deze planeet. Waar we zelf, de dag vandaag, nog niet eens weten waar, hoe en waar we vandaan komen… Wie in onze generaties zal zeggen dat dit of dat 1000 jaar oud of 40.000 jaar is? De wetenschap?… Die we als mens tenslotte uitgevonden hebben en waarden hebben gegeven?… Waar kan de wetenschap bewijzen dat deze generaties, ver voor ons zonder nazaten?… Niet eens beschreven, doorgegegeven is geweest?… Geef toe, wetenschapschap bestaat niet eens. Geschiedenis wel, maar deze zullen we nooit achterhalen…

  10. It’s absolutely remarkable compared to the struggles that woman have had over the last hundreds of years. I’m from the United States and it wasn’t to long ago that women here weren’t even allowed to vote! Woman were revered as power leaders and goddesses back in Egyptian time. Thankfully the Egyptians had the wherewithal to leave great evidence behind to showcase such extraordinary women

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