jan 1, 1400 BC - Hatshepsut

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1400s BCE

- advisor to her son, the prince, but wanted her own power - couldn't because she was a woman
- she said she was the daughter of the Sun God (so she;s godly) so she could rule
- she identified as a woman but she was called a king so she would be taken seriously
- had a beard and wore a cobra head dress

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