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However, history has forgotten Hatshepsut due to the fact that a woman who is successful is automatically distrusted, it is assumed that she will only care about herself and close family members, instead of being able to make far reaching political decisions. An ambitious woman leader is usually seen in history as a conniving, scheming seductress who foolishly brings down the men around her. During Hatshepsut’s 20 year reign she was able to recruit influential supporters, and many of whom were men that had been favored officials of her father, Thutmose I. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments. Although there is not much information on her, due to the fact that the pharaoh that ruled after her death Thutmose III began a campaign to eradicate Hatshepsut’s memory: He destroyed or defaced her monuments, erased many of her inscriptions and constructed a wall around her obelisks. This depicts a high emotional intelligence because Hatshepsut had to be extremely self aware of her actions because she was in the public eye, she was empathetic and had adequate social skills to the people of Egypt because she gave a lot of treasure from conquered lands to her people, and maintain relationships between countries and leaders, but within and outside her…

death and the significance of sacred burial rituals of the Egyptian pharaohs. Thutmose I was the first of the Egyptian pharaoh’s to eschew the traditional pyramid for his burial and instead had his tomb constructed in what is now known as the Valley of the Kings. Valley of Kings:…

When he died in c1.473 she became regent for his underage son Thutmose III born to one of his concubines” (Stokstad 68). Her control had to be found through the male influenced public sphere, still experiencing the chokehold of misogyny although her prized upbringing. Despite the commonality of cross gender sibling marriages at the time, usually “to maintain the property of the family intact and to prevent the splintering of the estate through the operation of the laws of inheritance” (Middleton…

Hatshepsut reigned longer than other female pharaohs of her time. Thutmose I, had many wives, and many children. However, Hatshepsut was the only child, of Thutmose I and his main wife Ahmose. Hatshepsut, was the favorite child, over her other brothers. She was beautiful, smart, and had an alluring personality about her. However, with Hatshepsut being female, she out ruled those flaws, and carried on becoming queen. Her two brothers, died for unknown reasons, and she should have succeeded her…

history (Arnold, 291). In her early years, Hatshepsut used to sit in on her father's meetings with government officials. He apparently liked to keep her there, because she paid attention to what was going on around her, and learned from what she saw (Bridges, 4). When it came time for her father to think about a successor, he had little choice other than Hatshepsut, as his two sons died before they could take over the kingdom (Bridges, 6). Thutmose I decided to marry his daughter to his half…

relationship based on politics, ritual, and sex.” (p. 60). Was there an emotional relationship between the newly King and Queen? Hatshepsut and Thutmose II most likely were not alone on their “first night.” From the reading of the text, it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. As the king and his new wife prepared for a child, Hatshepsut and her mother, Ahmes, prayed to the gods for a male child to succeed the couple as heir. Ahmes was beside Hatshepsut throughout her labor pains and childbirth.…

Theirs a woman named Hatshepsut she’s not just an ordinary woman, but a Pharaoh of Egypt. She has ruled all of twenty-one years and the third women to become Pharaoh in thirty centuries. She took this reign of power because, her stepson Thutmose III had been so young at the time he had no experience. Although Hatshepsut is a woman ruler, she showed empowerment of women and that they can rule for twenty-one plus years without a husband. Hatshepsut is known for her famous temple, the Temple of…

Still, we do not know her name. Not even the egyptologists knew much of her until recently. This though, is not entirely our fault. Shortly after her death, Hatshepsut’s legacy was destroyed. Historians argue on who erased her face from history, but the most common belief is her stepson, Thutmose III. Not because she was a horrible pharaoh, not because he wanted to take credit for her accomplishments, not even because he was angry she held the throne for so long. He removed her image from…

When you think about an ideal pharaoh with warrior-like attributes, you most likely aren’t thinking about a woman. In this case, Co-Ruler and Pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a ruler who gained a legacy that many will remember. Historians say, 1 “Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,00 years of ancient Egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position”. Hatshepsut’s story of reigning was different than most would have had. She was the daughter of King…

The great Egyptian female pharaoh Hatshepsut was not always destined to become one of the most influential leaders of her time, however, she did. In the 18th Dynasty, Thutmose II, Hatshepsut’s half brother, took power after their father, Thutmose I, died. Soon after his reign Thutmose II, died leaving the throne to his son. He was as old as three and born to him by a secondary wife, Isis. His queen, Hatshepsut, thus became co-ruler of Egypt with Thutmose III. She then decided to step up and…