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I'm not an encyclopedia of ancient Egyptian history, but women did hold positions of status in ancient Egypt. Obviously, famously, people like Nefertiti and…

— Josh Gates

Women enjoyed rights in Egypt they would not again enjoy for more than 2,000 years. They owned ships, ran vineyards, filed lawsuits, practiced medicine.…

— Stacy Schiff

The Egyptian society needs to include its women if it wants to have economic prosperity.

— Christine Lagarde

“But Egyptian men would do well to learn that they should treat others as they would be treated themselves. For many of them, too,…

— John R. Bradley

As a vibrant force in civil society, women continue to press for their rights, equal participation in decision-making, and the upholding of the principles…

— Michelle Bachelet

As a feminist of Egyptian and Muslim descent, my life's work has been informed by the belief that religion and culture must never be…

— Mona Eltahawy

Ancient Egyptian women had rights under the law. They could own land. Many were literate.

— Bettany Hughes

WOMEN preserve the culture of this country with greater tenacity and faith. They keep men on the moral path and inspire them to follow…

— Sathya Sai Baba

Most historians accept that Egypt was a cradle of civilization, and that many cultural idioms and traditions come from there. What has yet to…

— Michael Tsarion

And Egypt ? What is Egypt strenght?her resilience ?her ability to absorb poeple and events into the pores of her being? is that true…

— Ahdaf Soueif

“for in contrast to the restrictions imposed on respectable Greek women who only went out of the house as a last resort and even…

— Joann Fletcher

I was always obsessed with ancient Egypt, but any time you go back to wouldn't be as good for women as now - so…

— Sara Pascoe