Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

She was renowned for her beauty and made famous by her bust, which was discovered in 1912 in the workshop of an Ancient Egyptian ... most powerful women in the history of Egypt, but her mummy ...

She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient Christianity, and Women's Studies ... Discoveries of new texts from the dry sands of Egypt, along with sharpened critical insight ...