Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt

From an article that I had found online about ancient Egyptian women, I learned more than I had thought I would. In my past journals, I have been researching and commenting on different types of women's rights. I have talked about women in Afghanistan and how they have been treated for quite some time, but the article that I found seemed very empowering towards women. In ancient Egypt, women’s rights reached a level that has rarely been seen in the modern world. This was unusual in the ancient world and many neighbouring states looked down upon them for this. Rather than being seen as the weaker sex, women were often portrayed as being just as capable of violence and power as men. Queens were shown executing their enemies, torturing prisoners and slinging arrows at male opponents in battle. Even non-royal women have been shown stabbing male enemy soldiers. The women went to the market and took part in trading while the men were depicted as sitting at home weaving. This seems extremely strange to me and I'm sure many others.
In recent blogs posts, I have talked about how women have been mistreated, looked down upon and or given no rights. This article grabbed my attention because it discussed the complete opposite. It was refreshing and enlightening to read an article where the women discussed were powerful and in control.