Queen Hatshepsut’s Authority
Modern media and public education tend to be very exclusive when selecting which parts of history are most relevant to teach. So it is not abnormal that many people today are uneducated about Egypt’s first female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. Against a backdrop of pre determined gender roles and political nepotism, like most of the world then and even now, 15th century B.C Egypt was notorious for exalting men as leaders of the land. As proper gender specific representation was a major role in Egyptian culture, it was widely controversial for a woman to wear the crown. Although Hatshepsut boasted a different set of reproductive organs than her predecessors, she did not falter in the ways of a good leader. Hatshepsut stood firm in the face of unprecedented history, and through her ambitious drive and constant innovation, she ruled for approximately 20 years, set in motion many projects, and helped Egypt prosper. …show more content…
and ruled sometime within the century for more than 20 years. She died in early 1458. Daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmose and the favorite among their 3 children, Queen Hatshepsut is credited with the creation of the enormous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri, and today this temple is recognized as one of the most impressive architectures of ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh also implemented the trading expedition with a land called Punt, which brought back many of Egypt’s finer goods. Hatshepsut was very aware of her controversial stance in society, as this was unprecedented. She was adamant about defending her royal lineage and was determined to be treated as a Pharaoh, as the status was rightfully hers. She never let anyone treat as less than a queen simply because she was a
Modern media and public education tend to be very exclusive when selecting which parts of history are most relevant to teach. So it is not abnormal that many people today are uneducated about Egypt’s first female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. Against a backdrop of pre determined gender roles and political nepotism, like most of the world then and even now, 15th century B.C Egypt was notorious for exalting men as leaders of the land. As proper gender specific representation was a major role in Egyptian culture, it was widely controversial for a woman to wear the crown. Although Hatshepsut boasted a different set of reproductive organs than her predecessors, she did not falter in the ways of a good leader. Hatshepsut stood firm in the face of unprecedented history, and through her ambitious drive and constant innovation, she ruled for approximately 20 years, set in motion many projects, and helped Egypt prosper. …show more content…
and ruled sometime within the century for more than 20 years. She died in early 1458. Daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmose and the favorite among their 3 children, Queen Hatshepsut is credited with the creation of the enormous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri, and today this temple is recognized as one of the most impressive architectures of ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh also implemented the trading expedition with a land called Punt, which brought back many of Egypt’s finer goods. Hatshepsut was very aware of her controversial stance in society, as this was unprecedented. She was adamant about defending her royal lineage and was determined to be treated as a Pharaoh, as the status was rightfully hers. She never let anyone treat as less than a queen simply because she was a