Who Was Hatshepsut The First Pharaoh

So, when think of powerful woman you think modern day and having rights for women. Pretty simple as it sounds. But what if I asked you when the first women that was able to change the way of society? Many people think around 1900’s. But, what if I told you it started way back in 1478 BC …

Who Was Hatshepsut? Hatshepsut was the second woman pharaoh. Sobekneferu was the first pharaoh. Although, many mistake her as the first. She is well known to be the first great women in history, she was more popular than Sobekneferu. She reigned between 1473 BC and 1458 BC, she was born in 1507 BC and died in 1458 BC at 50 years old, and her father was Thutmose I. Her name means “Foremost Of Noble Women”. She was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of egypt, she ruled with Thutmose the III. She was well known to be one of the most successful pharaohs in Egyptian history.
So she was born into being an Egyptian princess. Sadly, her brothers and sisters passed away. So Hatshepsut was the only child. Her father was concerned about who would become the next pharaoh, he wanted to keep the family in heir. So, her father had her step-brother marry her. After ruling for a few years, because her step-brother was a ill man, he passed away. So at the time Egypt was very problematic, nobody could become the leader because Hatshepsut didn’t have a child with Thutmose II (her step-brother) so, who would become