Ces femmes de pouvoir à l'époque pharaonique

Pointe-à-Callière and les Belles Soirées et les après-midis de l’UdeM are presenting Ces femmes de pouvoir à l'époque pharaonique, a conference presented in French.

During the glorious period of the New Empire (1540-1080 B.C) when Egypt dominated the known world, a number of women left their stamp on history. Some of them are known to us: Hatschepsout, Tiyi, Néfertiti, Meritaton, Néfertari and a few others. These women played a role at the forefront of the state apparatus on affairs relating to politics, the militay, religion, and culture. All of these aspects will be covered during this conference, along with an in depth exploration of the role of women in Egyptian society.

About the speaker
Michel Guay is a retired professor from the department of History at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He remains very active, mainly by speaking at conferences and participating as a scientific expert to the realisation of the last great exhibitions on Ancient Egypt (2009-2010 and 2015-2016 at the Musée de la civilisation in Québec; 2017-2018 at Pointe-à-Callière in Montréal).