How Is Hatshepsut Become Successful

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Through different modern historians, Hatshepsut can be seen in a new light as a pivoting point of a revolutionary new generation. Hatshepsut was placed with a task of exceeding all expectations of any pharaoh to be seen as successful, which altered a new path which lead to prosperity and wealth. Through her campaigns Hatshepsut provided Egypt with pride once again as she restored Egypt to its former glory. Her reign demonstrated explicitly that women have the potential to rule by Tyldesley “by establishing a lengthy and successful reign in the middle of a flourishing dynasty she had managed to demonstrates that a woman could indeed become a successful” . Hatshepsut demonstrated a personality of resilience and ambition as she exceeded all expectations

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