She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme
stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young
stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is
the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal
society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut was shrewdly conveyed as a
masculine ruler in all public statues and artwork, and donned male dress
and a false beard in person. She ruled Egypt for decades, claiming her
rightful place in the history of this great civilization.
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