Through the Antiquities Museum and the Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology, affiliated with the Cultural Communication Sector, the Library of Alexandria is organizing today a lecture entitled “Women’s Rights in Ancient Egypt”.
The lecture addresses the relationship between the members of the ancient Egyptian nation, men and women, and how they were in an interconnected social unit dominated by the progressive view of women, directed by the relationship between men and women based on pure humanitarian principles, and crowned by a sincere belief in women’s mission and their prominent role in society.
Dr. Manal Fawzi, ancient Egyptian history and civilization lecturer in the Department of Tourism Guidance, will deliver the lecture at the Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels in Alexandria “EGOTH”.
In the lecture, we learn that women in ancient Egypt enjoyed a distinguished position compared to various ancient human societies and civilizations, such as Greek and Roman society, where they lived captive to customs, traditions, and strict restrictions under the control of men.
The monuments of Egyptian civilization attest to this through their representation in a form equal to men in single, double, or family statues, as women appear in scenes and inscriptions of tombs, in all their elegance and adornment, next to the men.
Women further participated greatly in social life, which was reflected positively in their legal status, as ancient Egyptian law acknowledged women’s rights equally with men.
