Patricia Sargent

Author of Ancient Power Women Series

ANCIENT POWER WOMEN SERIES One of the most powerful women was the Priestess Enheduanna.  Read how she ruled the Priests while her father Sargon the Great conquered his world. Akkad 2300 BCE. LEARN MORE ANCIENT POWER WOMEN SERIES Only elite women were taught to read and write. The poet Sappho knew literacy is power! Greece 615 BCE. LEARN MORE ANCIENT POWER WOMEN SERIES This Pharaoh ruled most of the known world. Read how she came to power. Egypt 1505 BCE. LEARN MORE

Patricia Sargent - Power Women: Lessons from the Ancient World CoverAncient women achieved both power and glory even in times of strict male domination.

Because of their biology, conditions women experienced, enemies they faced; trials they survived; work they did; roles they played; monuments they built; schemes to lead armies, tribes, and kingdoms; wars they caused; fortunate accident of birth to elite families, misfortune to serve fathers, husbands and sons; inability to inherit or leave a legacy; religious devotion, and denial of participation: because of these circumstances, ancient power women left powerful lessons behind. LEARN MORE

About Patricia…

After a successful career as humanities teacher, high school principal, and adjunct college professor at Regis University and the University of Denver, Dr. Sargent spends her time researching background information for her historic series, Power Women: Lessons From the Ancient World. As a published author and a winner of several awards for research, and national awards for writing, she is passionate about relating women’s participation in the history of humanity. READ FULL BIO

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They Called Her Emperor

In ancient times, wealthy Chinese families submitted their young daughter to the court to serve as a concubine in the hope that she might marry the emperor and elevate  her family to the privileges of officialdom, political influence, and wealth.   Passing the requirements of beauty, intelligence, and pleasant poise, fourteen-year-old Wu  Zeitian became a lower-rank concubine of the Tang Emperor Taizong. Her duties as chambermaid in the ailing … LEARN MORE

POWER WOMEN FACTS

To Become Pharaoh

Thutmose I was the son of Senisonb, a commoner. His father was unknown. His only title to kingship was as husband of the exalted princess Ahmose, a celebrity almost without parallel in Egypt’s history. Her daughter Hatshepsut was a strong woman with boundless energy and determination to become pharaoh. Ahmose undoubtedly conferred her own strength and wisdom on her daughter.