Essays Tagged: "female ruler"

Mens Superiority over Women During Shakespearean Times.

lish Colonies allow men and women the same rights.The Shakespearean government was led by a male or female ruler. This ruler made all decisions and kept everything in order. Although the female may ho ... to be wed she would be no longer identified with power. At the same time however it was rare that a female ruler would ever be allowed to rule the country. Queen Elizabeth was the first woman to be al ...

(4 pages) 25 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Finessing the Pharaohs: A contrast and comparison between two leaders, Queen Hatshepsut and Golda Meir.

Hatshepsut was the first female ruler of Egypt. During her reign, the Egyptians believed that as a female ruler she had put m ... female ruler she had put maat, the most important balance of Egypt in danger. Golda Meir, the first female Israeli Prime Minister, was thought to put the country in danger at the beginning of her lead ... t the beginning of her leadership. In this essay I will compare, contrast and analyze how these two female leaders helped their countries succeed, and were successful in maintaining and conceiving maa ...

(3 pages) 106 2 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Hatshepsut

In what ways did Hatshepsut portray herself as a male pharaoh?While the concept of a female ruler as a Queen Regent or Co- regent was not foreign to New Kingdom practices there was no p ... a Queen Regent or Co- regent was not foreign to New Kingdom practices there was no provision for a female pharaoh in Egyptian tradition. Hatshepsut's portrayal as male was unprecedented. 'After Hatsh ... from Deir el Bahri.Hatshepsut's image and titles had to be adopted to suit those of a male since a female king was unheard of which is seen in representations of her. Scribes used masculine and femin ...

(17 pages) 20 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Queen Hatshepsut: An Untraditional Pharaoh and Her Rise to Power

Hatshepsut accomplished what no other woman had ever done before her. Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of the ancient Egyptian dynasty. She successfully ruled one of the most powerful and ... BC. Her name Hatshepsut means 'Foremost of Noble Ladies' because she reigned longer than any other female ruler of the Egyptian dynasty. Even though she was one of the most successful pharaohs ever, ...

(6 pages) 18 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt