oin Neil Stevenson, Subject Adviser for Egyptology, to explore the status of women in the Ancient Egypt.

This talk explores the status of women in the Ancient Egypt. This includes deities, royalty, nobility and the working class.

The picture is a wall scene from the tomb of Queen Nefertari. She is making an offering of wine to the Goddess, Isis.

About the speaker

Neil has been a member of Up Holland & District u3a since 2009 and a member of Wigan u3a since its formation in 2018. In the past, he has been the trustee for the North West of England and a director of the Third Age Trust and Third Age Trust Trading Limited. He was also a member of the North West Region of u3as Executive Committee, for 12 years and regularly co-organised the annual Summer School.

Egyptology Talks

Neil is the u3a national subject advisor for Egyptology. He leads and lectures at Upholland and District u3a Egyptology Group and has run residential courses in Egyptology. He has also led several study trips to Egypt, most recently in November 2025. During the lockdown period, Neil delivered twelve online national talks on Egyptology with 4,000 attendees.

Expedition Cruising Talks

Neil has travelled to some of the least visited and remote parts of the world. This series of talks are about visiting isolated parts of the world with few or no inhabitants. Places that can best be accessed by small cruise ships. The talks feature the fauna and historical background of the places visited.

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