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Author Jason Porath on the ideas he had for female heroes as a Dreamworks animator and his thoughts on Hillary Clinton.
Co.Create covers the RP book!
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RP on Stuff You Missed in History Class!
Yours truly guest stars on the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast to talk about Rejected Princesses, historical women, and historicity.
RP featured in Co.Create!
Co.Create did a followup piece on RP, and it's pretty great.
Muslimah Media Watch's article on Rejected (Muslim) Princesses
This is a very sweet writeup of Rejected Princesses from a Muslim perspective. The writer, Sya Taha, picked up on little bit of nuance I tried to sprinkle throughout the entries (such as Naziq al-Abid's anti-veil depiction not being a sweeping anti-veil statement), for which I am thankful.
RP on Refinery29!
Refinery29's piece on the RP book reveals the illustrations for several of the book-only entries, including by far the most elaborate one of all.
Interview with Women's Voices Now
Women's Voices Now has an interview about RP up in their publication, The WVoice.
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