The Egyptian throne was also inherited by six Egyptian princesses, the most famous of them being Hatshepsut who ruled in the middle of the 18th Dynasty ... Women in ancient Egypt also had many ...

Roman visitors in ancient Egypt often marveled at how differently women lived. Roman law only required a man to raise his firstborn daughter; he could leave any others to die. To the Romans’ surprise, ...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A tooth found in a relic box led archaeologists to identify a long-overlooked mummy as that of Egypt's most powerful female pharoah -- possibly the most ...

Marriage contracts and family roles reveal limits to female independence in ancient Egypt, as eldest sons held lasting power.