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Hatshepsut and the Queens of Ancient Egypt (HIT 798)

Continuing Education Course

Daughter of a king, Hatshepsut used her good fortune, political skills and religious piety to rule as a pharaoh in the male-dominated world of ancient Egypt. Statues and reliefs often depicted her in the traditional attire of male sovereign, while her reign oversaw one of Egypt's most prolific periods of building and achievement. She created a historical legacy of accomplishment like few women of the ancient world. Explore her unconventional life along with that of other powerful women during Egypt's New Kingdom period.

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