Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra—The Fascinating Queens of Egypt

The three most powerful women of Ancient Egypt

Peter Preskar
Lessons from History
3 min readNov 17, 2020

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Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra (A collage of images from Wikimedia Commons)

Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra were extraordinary women. Using their intelligence, beauty, and opportunism, they ascended the throne of Ancient Egypt.

These three women had what it took to be successful in a male-dominated society.

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