![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of regurgitating dry facts about the female Pharaoh’s life, Cooney weaves a fascinating tale that explores how Hatshepsut faced similar obstacles to today’s modern women. He died young and she out-maneuvered her brother’s second wife for a place on the throne, which led to Hatshepsut being named co-regent for her nephew Thutmose III. ![]() She was married to her brother Thutmose but failed to produce a male heir. In Kara Cooney’s The Woman Who Would Be King, she details Hatshepsut’s rise to power. Long before Pharaoh Nefertiti and Queen Cleopatra VII took power in ancient Egypt, there was a successful female ruler by the name of Hatshepsut who defied the usual tradition of having a male heir. Explore Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in “The Woman Who Would Be King.” ![]()
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