Michael Grant's Hellenistic Heritance Of Cleopatra

Cleopatra’s ambition made her a great ancient leader and female leader, “Even at a time when female rulers were no rarity, Cleopatra stood out, the sole woman of her world to rule alone” (Schiff). Ambition made Cleopatra stand out as a leader, and she helped get the ball rolling on the trend of

Thus, CleopatraVII was forced to leave Egypt for a while. (Who was the real CleopatraVII? n.d.) “Partly, she is remembered because of the glamour and tragedy of her life but she is also significant as a woman who exercised considerable power and influence in a male-dominated, patriarchal world whose chief goal was not power for her own

She is a relatable woman who has her moments of pure embarrassment, just like any other person would. She may look foolish at times, but she never lets that get her down. Erin Brockovich is one of the boldest women to live by leading people and by serving justice to those who rightfully deserve it. These people were suffering, they felt they had no voice and was hopeless. They needed someone to stand up and be resilient, they needed Erin.

Why do we remember the name Mata Hari, but we do not know really who she was or what she did? According to Tammy M. Proctor, “Mata Hari captured the public imagination precisely because her invented self – a mysterious, ‘foreign,’ and erotic being – fit perfectly the sexualized myth of women spies constructed in the years before and during the war (82). Mata Hari was a normal women who tried by any mean to become an independent person, in a society where women were not yet equal to men, and she succeeded, even though in the end it was her fame who brought her death. Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in 1876 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, is one of the best known women of the First World War (Proctor 83).

' 'England, they thought had never seen a queen more worthy of the throne than Margaret of Anjou. " Someone said of her that "No women equaled her in beauty and few men surpassed her in courage and energy. ' ' Margaret of Anjou was a cunning character that fought feuding foe for her king and husband. She proved that even though she grew up in a war torn kingdom you may still become a queen with the courage of an undefeated warrior.

Even though most people didn't like Queen Elizabeth I since she made her own decisions, She was the most powerful ruler of her time period because she chose to live a life on own her terms and she was able to maintain an entire country without a king. She may have been known has the ´Virgin Queen’ but she wasn't as innocent like everyone thought. ¨Elizabeth became queen in year 1558¨ (“ Queen Elizabeth 1: Biography, facts, portraits and information¨), taking her sisters Mary place.

Frida Kahlo is one of the most influential and celebrated female artist who liked to live in constant form of self expression. With her tremulous personal life and endless sufferings which started from her childhood in the form of polio and then a bus accident along with a troubled relationship with her husband Diego Rivera served as the most significant experience in her life. SELF EXPRESSION AND FEMINISM How Frida was ahead of her time, way before selfies became all the rage she saw the potential of depicting oneself. She revolutionized the much exploited self portrait division of art with her brutally honest self portraits, but unlike the modern day selfies Frida’s self portraits had more originality in them and she did not flinch away from portraying her flaws and breaking conventional beauty standards.

As the daughter of one of the most renowned Feminist of the nineteenth century, Shelley illustrates the various women in the novel with idealized characteristics. The characterization of Elizabeth depicts the ideal woman that most feminists encouraged all women to become. One of the most important traits that Shelley integrates into Elizabeth’s character is the ability to demonstrate intelligence over a man. During Justine’s trial, Frankenstein contemplated many times, confessing of his crime, however, he was concerned about his image and convinced himself that it would not significantly help Justine’s case. “A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty...

Most histories contain mainly the names of men who are important actors in events. Thus, women who are 'named ' in histories have to be far more influential than the men around them. Joan of Arc is important, then, for one reason being she was a woman who made a difference. We can see how sexism in that society operated, as well, while reading the story of her life after she worked so hard for her cause and was captured and believed 'possessed '. Eventually put to death because of 'demons ' rather than realizing/recognizing the possibility she may actually have had innate leadership

Women have always played a critical role in the history of many great countries such as America. However, their role has always been overshadowed by male chauvinism and this has blinded the society making it fail to see the achievements and contributions of women to the society and to the nation. The essay below focuses on how women have been able to influence the American history positively by changing how things are done and changing the perception of the community on what women can achieve. The essay below has also focused on specific areas in which women have excelled in and how they have changed the history of America. Women such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama fully redefined the role of a first lady in America.

Although women haven’t usually been in a position of power but woman have done great things throughout history even though people might haven’t even noticed what they have done until Empress Theodora and Queen Elizabeth changed it forever by doing something very important Empress Theodora was one who impacted her empire by doing something very important. One way she impacted her empire was when she made the speech for justinin not too leave. That impacted them because when she made the speech justinian stayed to fight and they won(Almanac p27). It was important for him to stay because if he wouldn’t have stayed the whole empire would have been gone(Almanac p27). Another way was when she got married with justinian because when they

I’ve been called intimidating, an over-achiever, a feminist, etc. When I read this book about Dona Gracia it made me feel slightly better about myself. It made me reminded that a woman can be an overachiever; a woman can be “intimidating” which simply means that they are strong; a woman can fight for their rights and be the boss. I think this whole book was something significant that impressed me and is important. This woman was born into a time where women were not at all equal with men.

Cleopatra VII: Face or Power Figure Some see her as the most powerful Pharaoh in all of the other rulers in ancient Egypt. Some see her as a petty, weak female ruler who gave up her dynasty to the Romans for her lovers. Although both sides hold some form of truth, Cleopatra was a ruler like none other. Even today, historians argue about this, possibly because, even though she had brought Egypt great power and political stability, she eventually lost it to the Romans.

Cleopatra: The Most Powerful Woman in the Ancient World Cleopatra VII was one of the most powerful women in history whose reign brought Egypt nearly twenty-two years of stability and prosperity. Throughout history much of her success has been discredited and she has instead been depicted as a seductress who used copulation to obtain power. Cleopatra was crowned queen at the age of eighteen and essentially controlled the entire eastern Mediterranean coast. She inherited a kingdom in decline and had the difficult task of salvaging Egypt. Through her incredible intellect and resourcefulness she was able to make a positive difference in her kingdom.

An Enlightened Despot is the name for an absolute leader who entwines the ideas of the Enlightenment with the reforms they make for the benefit of their people. Catherine the Great, the longest-ruling tsarina of Russia, greatly supported the Enlightenment and promoted its ideals in eighteenth century Russia. She took steps to reform education so her subjects could form an intelligent society as a whole. She used her intelligence to put together a law code that benefited the people of all classes. In order to increase the longevity and lessen the mortality rate of the Russian people, Catherine brought in outside people and goods.