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This book should be titled, When Women "Ruled" the World instead. While I thought this was going to be about female empowerment/feminism... it's giving much more, "she was in power only bc... "xx" reason." Men were still seen as superior. I thought this was going to be about a time when women were seen as equals.. but the author enjoys pointing out the fact women were never equal - this was all coincidence/luck that brought them into their power.

Just starting in on this one again.

My “currently reading” stack (and I‘m loving them all).

#MayMontage #Queen Can‘t even tell you how long this has been on the TBR!🫣

I have mixed feelings about “Egypt‘s Golden Couple: When Akhenaten & Nefertiti Were Gods On Earth”. Each chapter begins with an annoying & unnecessary fictional short that feels like padding. The focus on art is cool, but the authors tend to make sweeping statements without consistently proving them or disproving conflicting theories. I didn‘t like it as much as the 1998 book; I look forward to seeing how the 2023 one compares. #historathon2023

Reading takes you in all sorts of directions! Today it takes me through this door - the Museum of Archaeology, to learn more about Kathleen Kenyon working in Jerusalem in the 1950s.

People with more knowledge of Egyptian history may feel differently about this book but my knowledge is limited and I found this very informative. Some parts were a bit dry, and at times the author assumes things without proof to support it, but that still didn't distract me from the fascinating lives of these six powerful women.

Pretty dry and a bit of a slog through the first half of the book, but it picks up. I liked the second half a lot more than the first. If you are interested in the Egyptians and ancient history, your patience will be rewarded if you stick with it. I gave it two stars for the first half and almost a four for the last two sections, for a three overall. But I realize it won't be for everyone.

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