Woman in Egypt

A women’s ‘rank’ in Ancient Egypt depended mostly on the rank of their husband. Lower class women were responsible for domestic chores such as caring for children and grinding grain for flour. They also worked long hours in the fields. Upper class women were able to run their own household. They had their own rites for properties, and they could buy and sell property in their own right. Some women were able to reach such positions as officials A famous Egyptian woman who became a Vizier was Nebet The most famous woman who became a Pharaoh was Queen Hatshepsut Some jobs that women held across the different social classes in Egypt included slavery, working on the fields, running households, buying and selling properties.