Daily life of women in ancient Egypt

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Timeline of Events -- Glossary -- 1 Society and Family Life -- Document: Vizer Rekhmire, Theban Tomb 100 -- 2 Work, Economy, and Law -- Document: Queen Hatshepsut, Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahari -- 3 Literacy, Education, and Health -- 4 Personal Property -- 5 Entertainment -- Document: Queen Nefertari, Tomb 66 in the Valley of the Queens -- 6 The Life of Royal Women -- Document: King Pepy I, Decree, Sixth Dynasty -- Document: King Amenhotep III, Marriage Proclamation -- 7 Religious Life and the Afterlife -- Document: Hemira, Priestess of the Goddess Hathor, False Door -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Summary: Although modern knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization relies on surviving artifacts that largely describe the lives and ideas of elite men, this book brings into focus the existing evidence and scholarship regarding the women of ancient Egypt"--