Before the death of Cleopatra, who is labeled as one of the most powerful feminist icons, women were looked at as equal to men in Egyptian civilization. They were in charge of taking care of the children, but they were also allowed to have small jobs, own a personal business, and study practically whatever they wanted (Khalil). When it came to religion, women could take the rolls of a scribe or a priestess, usually of a feminist “cult”. These cults are not what we consider cults today, instead they are another branch of a religion, such as Baptist, Lutheran, and more are a branch of Christianity. There are rumors that these women were so powerful they could predict the future and read dreams (Mark).
After Cleopatra’s death, the role of women weakened and was not brought up again until the twentieth century. The first official women’s rights movement made its way into Egypt during the 1919 revolution in demand of liberation (Magdy). Even though this is recorded as being the first step for the Egyptian movement, feminist and women’s studies scholars …show more content…
Her tomb is said to resemble many of the same features Egyptian Kings had on their own tombs, including her name inscribed onto a King’s seal impression buried at Umm el-Qa’ab (“Tomb Y at Umm el-Qa’ab”).When her sons tomb was discovered, her name was included in a list of early pharaohs. There is no solid proof that she ruled, but scholars claim she could have been the first queen recorded in history, as when archaeologists discovered her second tomb in Saqqara, her name was carved upon a serekh. The serekh, a stone rectangle decorated with an ornate falcon carving, is only used for King’s of the era, leading historians to believe she must have ruled (Zoonen). MerNeith was possibly the first example of women empowerment, who undoubtedly had an influence on the second known female pharaoh,
After Cleopatra’s death, the role of women weakened and was not brought up again until the twentieth century. The first official women’s rights movement made its way into Egypt during the 1919 revolution in demand of liberation (Magdy). Even though this is recorded as being the first step for the Egyptian movement, feminist and women’s studies scholars …show more content…
Her tomb is said to resemble many of the same features Egyptian Kings had on their own tombs, including her name inscribed onto a King’s seal impression buried at Umm el-Qa’ab (“Tomb Y at Umm el-Qa’ab”).When her sons tomb was discovered, her name was included in a list of early pharaohs. There is no solid proof that she ruled, but scholars claim she could have been the first queen recorded in history, as when archaeologists discovered her second tomb in Saqqara, her name was carved upon a serekh. The serekh, a stone rectangle decorated with an ornate falcon carving, is only used for King’s of the era, leading historians to believe she must have ruled (Zoonen). MerNeith was possibly the first example of women empowerment, who undoubtedly had an influence on the second known female pharaoh,