The earliest recorded instance of a dominatrix is from a tomb in Egypt in the 15th century BC. The burial place belonged to a female named Hatshepsut, who was a queen and an effective ruler in her own right. In the burial place, there is a painting of a female seated on a stool with a man kneeling prior to her. The lady is holding a whip in her hand and the male seems in a submissive position. This...