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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: During crises, ancient Egypt consistently turned to women to govern the entire nation effectively.
Chapter 3: Queen Merneith governed for her son, securing authority through ritual sacrifice practices.
Chapter 4: Neferusobek rose as Egypt’s first female king – averting an inbreeding-fueled succession crisis that threatened stability.
Chapter 5: Reigning over Egypt for more than two decades, Hatshepsut became history’s most influential female king.
Chapter 6: Recasting herself as male, Nefertiti ascended during a religious upheaval sparked by her husband and seized authority.
Chapter 7: Tawosret seized the throne by force, becoming the first woman to rule Egypt alone.
Chapter 8: Cleopatra, a master tactician, leveraged her ties with Roman statesmen to expand Egypt’s power and influence.
Chapter 9: As the Egyptians did millennia ago, we too should learn to embrace female leadership today.
Description
Ancient Egypt is a historical anomaly: the Egyptians called upon women to lead their country more frequently than any other culture. Tracing their rise to power within the authoritarian system of divine kingship, When Women Ruled the World (2018) tells the stories of Egypt’s six most important female leaders – Merneith, Neferusobek, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Tawosret and Cleopatra – and explores what lessons they hold about female leadership for us today.
Who Should Listen
- Folks who are interested in the history of female leadership
- Women who want to be inspired by female trailblazers of the past
- History buffs who want to learn more about life and death in ancient Egypt