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Maria Ginesta
This is French socialist revolutionary Maria Ginesta, 17 at the time of this picture, one of the most famous of…
RP Theatre: Negotiation Tactics!
In which the RPs teach you how to negotiate!
Congress approves Arlington cemetery burials for female WWII pilots
In 2015, the US Army revoked the right of Women Airforce Service Pilots to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In response, Congress passed a law ensuring that right.
Shemika Charles
Shemika Charles has broken world records for limbo--the latest for limboing under a car.
The Sea Women of South Korea
For centuries, freediving Korean women have survived by farming the ocean floor. The majority are over 60 years old.
Woman on a Wire
The well-dressed woman doing this stunning high-wire act is to this day unknown! The best guess we have is celebrity…
RP one of the most innovative companies in LA!
Cross Campus released a list of the most innovative companies in Los Angeles and included Rejected Princesses.
Mo'ne Davis, magnanimous in the face of insult
When the small-minded heaped scorn on her, Modern Worthy pitching legend Mo'ne Davis showed her true colors by rising above the fracas.
Rejected Princess Theatre: The Bet
In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, and Catalina "The Lieutenant Nun" de Erauso have a friendly wager.
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Ani Pachen
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Rebecca Lukens
First her father died. Then her sons. Then her husband. Pregnant, saddled with debt, a failing company, and an overbearing mother, Rebecca Lukens rolled up her sleeves and showed the world what she was made of: iron.
Mata Hari
This amateur dancer escaped a life of abuse by pretending to be an Indonesian princess - and eventually became a victim of the maniacal world of espionage.
Jeanne de Clisson
When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
Micaela Bastidas
The strident partner of the eponymously-named Tupac Amaru Rebellion of native peoples against the Spanish, she handled army and bureaucratic…
Penta
When her brother of this fairytale princess decided to marry her, she warded him off by cutting off her own hands. Then she gave birth to a dog. It got weirder after that.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The godmother of rock and roll, this black bisexual singer fused gospel and pop to blaze her own way across the Jim Crow-era south.
Olga of Kiev
Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.
Emmy Noether
Revolutionized the field of mathematics, yet was persecuted for being Jewish and paid a pittance for her visionary teaching work.
Zenobia
3rd century Rome had a major woman problem. Her name was Zenobia, and she took over a huge chunk of their empire in her brief and tumultuous career as rebel queen.