She was also the first woman to lead for decades. She was considered the second woman to hold the title of pharaoh, not queen. In 1472 B.C., Hatshepsut ascended to the throne, ruling for 22 years. She pacified Upper Egypt and expelled its rebels.” Pharaoh Hatshepsut She brought back its fugitives and gathered its dissidents together. She looked after its soldiers and protected them.
One inscription remembers her legacy and explains why she was fly-worthy upon burial: “The princess, the king’s mother, the noblewoman who knows things and takes care of Egypt. Her leadership brought order to a land in turmoil - unifying her people and pushing out the Hyksos. When her husband, the pharaoh (who was also her brother), died in battle against the Hyksos, an enemy considered to be foreign invaders, Ahhotep I allegedly seized control of Egypt and its military. The flies also represented the tenacity of biting insects, meant to honor a military leader with no quit in her.Īn honor rarely bestowed upon a queen, Ahhotep I earned that distinction on the battlefield. The fly pendants were large, roughly the size of a hand, and they symbolized the shooing of enemies. around the age of 30, she was buried with a necklace with three fly-shaped pendants - a military honor. When this Egyptian queen died in 1530 B.C. Here are four women warriors who fought for Egypt. At times, political and military leadership even belonged to women. Women warriors led their troops into battle, strategizing and inspiring. As much as a third of the economy in Ptolemaic Egypt belonged to women. Married, widowed and divorced women were allowed to operate businesses and loan money. A woman could choose her husband and, if desired, divorce him and keep her dowry. Well before the Ptolemies took power, Egypt had expanded women’s legal rights. Women’s participation in the economy was another culture shock. To the Romans’ surprise, the Egyptians didn’t have a common practice of infanticide of unwanted girls. Roman law only required a man to raise his firstborn daughter he could leave any others to die. Roman visitors in ancient Egypt often marveled at how differently women lived.
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