Power In Nefertiti And Cleopatra

Nefertiti and Cleopatra are two well-known feminist figures dating back before 1500 common era. A quote taken from feminist Erin van Vuren, appears seemingly appropriate in assessing the two, “I will not be another flower picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.” In keeping with Van Vuren’s theme, Queen Nefertiti and Cleopatra, known for their legacies of both beauty and power continue to intrigue scholars to this day. In holding high rank, both ancient queens made an impact in the lives of their people as a result of the power they were able to access. Despite living in a male dominated era and region Nefertiti and Cleopatra use their female “disposition” to their advantage, in order

It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer,” Rihanna. Nefertiti and Cleopatra were strong. They had the audacity to become, what at that time, was never heard of, for Cleopatra that was becoming lady Pharaoh and for Nefertiti a second leader to her people. Both reined not only in a male-dominated era but region. Many women have been placed in positions of power, but many hidden behind the face of a man, for political reasons. "Women will be hidden no more. We will not remain hidden figures. We have names...It was a woman that gave you Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a woman that gave you Malcolm X. And according to the Bible, it was a woman that gave you Jesus. Don't you ever forget it," Janelle Monáe. Cleopatra ruled in her own name. Both have made significant contributions to their people and to feminism. The lives of both Egyptian women encourage women and feminists alike to stand up. Above all, supporting the idea, the right, of a woman to be all that she is in everything she does and it not be regarded privilege. A feminist is a person, who supports feminism, feminism is the avocation of equality and women’s rights and Nefertiti and Cleopatra were ancient