Women Achieved Enormous Power in Ancient Egypt. What They Did With It Is a Warning for Today

[Deeq A.]

Ancient Egypt’s female feline goddess had two sides. As Bastet, she could nurture and protect; as Sakhmet she had a propensity to brutally attack and maim without control. But in both forms, she had one raison d’être: to protect and nurture the patriarchy.

Source: Hiiraan Online