# Empress Taytu Betul & Life for Women in 19th-century Ethiopia

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Podcast: [The Exploress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exploress-1145430)
Published: 2025-11-26T22:27:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this series, we're time traveling back to past empires to meet some of the woman who helped run them. Allow me to introduce you to Empress Taytu Betul, who wasn't afraid to storm battlefields, boss around her emperor husband, and tell certain colonial powers to go on home. Let's walk with Taytu on her extraordinary journey and find out what life was like for women during her reign. Ways to support The Exploress: Become a patron and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes, including the video version of this conversation and special episodes you won't find anywhere else Grab a book by Elizabeth, or read the current Exploress Book Club pick, at the Exploress Bookshop Buy some merch and art available at the Exploress shop Check out Kate's novels, NIGHTBIRDS and FYREBIRDS

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