What could women do in ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

• Ancient Egyptian women could buy and sell property and items when they wanted to do so.

• Women had many legal rights like being able to sue another individual or being able to adopt a child.

• Women in ancient Egypt could get a divorce and any property brought into the marriage by the women would remain her property.

• Some wealthier women could read and write.

• Women could act freely in public and could hold a job.

• Upper and middle class women took care of the house and family.

• Rich women had servants and slaves who took care of everything for them.

• Women in ancient Egypt had good hygiene and wore makeup and jewelry.

• Girls as young as 12 could wear makeup.

• Women could serve as priests.

• Women could be perfume makers, weavers, or entertainers, but being a wife and mother came first.

• Women could testify in court.

• Evidence shows that at least one woman, if not more, was a doctor in ancient Egypt.

• If an Egyptian woman committed a crime, she would suffer the same consequence as a man who had committed the same crime.

Answer 2

Women in Ancient Egypt had a lot more freedom than those in most other ancient civilizations. They had the right to own and sell their lands. Some of those with education were priestesses, had jobs in administration, were supervisors, treasurers or even occassionally advisors to the pharaohs.

Those of the lower classes could be hairdressers, weavers, dancers, mourners or prostitutes.

Women also took care of children and the household, and would work on farms if they were of that class.

Answer 3

Women in Ancient Egypt had a lot more freedom than those in most other ancient civilizations. They had the right to own and sell their lands. Some of those with education were priestesses, had jobs in administration, were supervisors, treasurers or even occassionally advisors to the pharaohs.

Those of the lower classes could be hairdressers, weavers, dancers, mourners or prostitutes.

Women also took care of children and the household, and would work on farms if they were of that class.

Answer 4

Egyptian queens were married to the pharaohs and helped rule egypt.