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The role of women within Egyptian society was a highly complex one. Differing depending on their particular class and place within the social hierarchy, the women of ancient Egypt are often described as the most legally free and equal of any ancient civilisation.
Our knowledge of the role played by the Egyptian women is somewhat limited. The majority of evidence for the Egyptians everyday life comes from within the mortuary sphere, a realm in which the male dominated and women received little attention. Though this is not to say that nothing about the role of an Egyptian woman is known.
The main purpose of any woman in Egypt, whether they were from the Royal family or were a farmer's wife, was to reproduce.
The life expectancy within ancient Egypt was; obviously, considerably lower than in modern Western civilizations so women were often married and reproducing by the age of 16. Whilst there was no set number of children a woman was expected to produce the ideal state was that......

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