Powerful women in history Women, symbols of ignorance and sin, have appeared in many different masterpieces, such as in the

holy Bible or in Greek mythology Pandora's box, which definitely proved that women's situation in history were always in a low position. However, in fact, women in some historical period might not be as weak as those mythologies, like in 16th century in England, Queen Elizabeth, and in Tang dynasty in China Empress Wu Zetian, who rolled their own countries well, and really got a real authorial power. And I am going to explain the reasons for their success and their effects to their offspring modern women. Background: Queen Elizabeth I, the second daughter of King Henry VIII, was a well-educated and thoughtful woman.