Hatshepsut

__ Hatshepsut ____ By Ruby Berlowitz __ Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh. She ruled for 20 years, the longest for any Egyptian queen. Her name means Foremost of Noble Women. She was a queen, but she chose to rule as a man. She dressed up in a beard and male clothes and changed her name to Hatshepsu. She was born in 1508 BCE and died in 1458 BCE. She both lived and died in Egypt. She died of bone cancer. Her dad was Thutmose I, and she was married to her half-brother Thutmose II. Her nephew, (who hated her) was Thutmose III. He hated her for taking the throne when he was the rightful heir. She rose to power when her husband died, and she claimed the seat of pharaoh. She had one child, a daughter by the name of Neferure.