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Great Women in History

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Cleisthenes:
Jochen,

Thank you for the Raphael; it is a pleasure!

Jim (Cleisthenes)

ecoli:
I find Queen Nefertari of Egypt interesting.

I also find Wu Zetian, the only formal female empress in Chinese history worthy of reading; although her reputation is rather tainted; partly because of the prejudices of male dominated society that was ancient China, and partly because of her own misdeeds(a theme repeated many times in Chinese political history when a strong woman comes along, the latest was Mao's wife).
   

ecoli:

--- Quote from: LordBest on March 07, 2006, 08:44:23 am ---IAs for Helena, she didnt do too badly for a tavern wh**e, which is what barmaids were back then,
--- End quote ---

In some sense, people who overcame their dubious beginnings are deserving of more respect than people who were born into wealth and comfort.

arizonarobin:
I would have to say that I find Zenobia one of my favorites.  The "Warrior Queen"  ;D

Now is all I need is one of these:

Robert_Brenchley:
Cleopatra VI and Berenike II must have been pretty formidable ladies in their own way, making imperators and emperors-to-be fall for them, despite the damage to their reputations which resulted from being entangled with foreign queens.

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