Show women of old egypt had many privileges when the kosetta stone was found in 1799 and historians were enabled to give the world a picture of ancient egyptian life many were astounded at the station held by women in the time of rameses IL the daughter of that time inherited from her parents an equal share with her brothers as a wife she was the real and very active mistress of the bouse in fact many records indicate that the husband was little more than her gueft a writer in the kansas city times comments bhe went and came as she liked talked with whom she pleased without anyone daring to ques alon her actions went among men with an uncovered face and adorned her face and form with all the liberty displayed by her kind today gown was a smart short frock cut her lips were tinted and her checks were powdered her eyes were coquettishly emphasized and to her hair dresser she went once every ten or twelve days it she was the wife in a family in average circum stances she rose at daybreak prepared breakfast sent the men off to the workshop or their business sent thoe children more than eight tears old to school and the ones to drive the geese or cattle to pasture and then occupied herself with household du ties for the rest of the day the women of the higher social scale seem to have done little except to lavish time and attention on their persons that aliey might appear to advantage in their strolls and visits abroad |