![]() She was also Thutmose I’s first born and Cooney hypothesizes that Hatshepsut learned how to govern by watching her father. In this role, Hatshepsut was given property and a small staff and was responsible for tending to the needs of the god, Amen. The book starts by highlight that Hatshepsut’s first encounter with power was being appointed the God’s Wife of Amen. My only real critique of the book is that it goes too far in using modern feminism to explain Hatshepsut’s rise and Egypt’s reaction to having a woman Pharaoh. It is also an accessible book for anyone who doesn’t know much about Ancient Egypt, going into great detail how religious, politics, and a royal family’s internal life functioned. It has an easy to read study and, while it sometimes strays a little too far into the theoretical, it never reads like an academic tome. This is a well-written, engaging study of a fascinating woman from Ancient Egypt. ![]() ![]() The Woman Who Would be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney, 2014, Crown Publishing ![]()
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