Book description
In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence
unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women
until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property,
work outside the home, marry foreigners and live alone without the
protection of a male guardian. Some of them even rose to rule Egypt as
female kings . Joyce Tyldesley s vivid history of how women lived in
ancient Egypt weaves a fascinating picture of daily life marriage and
the home, work and play, grooming and religion viewed from a female
perspective, in a work that is engaging, original and constantly
surprising.
