Hatshepsut - c. 1450 BCE - One of the best known Egyptian
Queens. Hatshepsut was wife of Thutmosis II, and served her stepson,
Thutmosis III, as regent. Hatshepsut assumed the throne upon
the death of Thutmosis III and served as pharaoh. This queen of the
New Kingdom reigned during a prosperous period for ancient Egypt. She
was responsible for many building projects and frequent military,
mining, and trading expeditions. Though Hatshepsut was female, her
official statues show her clothed and bearded in the likeness of a
male king.
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