Women during Ancient Egypt surprisingly had a large amount of power. During this time period, women were able to own property, regularly attend social events with their husbands, and basically had their own freedom. Most Egyptian women were known as the °Mistress of the House± which meant that they were in charge of running the household, management of servants and inventory, if they lived in well-to-do conditions. Their everyday activities would include preparing food, raising the children, cleaning, grinding grain, and weaving linen for clothing and bedding. Poorer women were obligated to work with t
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