Mujeres que gobernaron el mundo

In the current political landscape, women rulers are rare. However, thousands of years ago, in ancient Egypt, women were pharaohs who controlled an authoritarian state in times of war and peace. Despite their success, they often ended up being used as mere pawns in a patriarchal society. By studying the lives of six notable pharaohs -including Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra- celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney explains how these women ruled and what made ancient Egypt unique among the great empires of history. An extraordinary testimony that sheds light on the complexities of its unusual power and explains why nothing like it has ever been seen since. But what was so special about ancient Egypt that allowed women to access the highest political positions? What did these women have that allowed them to overcome the obstacles to hold the throne? A book that offers us a fascinating story about feminine power in Antiquity and raises two fundamental questions: why don't women rule the world? Why should they rule it?