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Move over, Ariel. Take a seat, Cinderella. There’s a new group of princesses in town—only they’re not likely to be getting their own movies (animated or otherwise) any time soon.
RP made Entertainment Weekly!
RP on Entertainment Weekly!
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RP on Bustle!
The RP book got covered by Bustle!
RP on Talk Nerdy!
The awesome Cara Santa Maria had me on her Talk Nerdy podcast to talk about the RP book.
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 Geek Girl Riot!
I talk with the women of the Geek Girl Riot podcast about RP. Mostly. The conversation wends all over to many a nerdy topic.
RP in Cosmopolitan!
Cosmopolitan included a brief shout-out to RP in this month's issue!
Random Princesses
Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh
When the true king of the Scots came to reclaim the throne, this spirited woman went up against her husband to back her chosen sovereign.
Nafanua
When an oppressive regime threatened her home, this Samoan war goddess took matters into her own hands.
Charlotte Badger
The first European woman to end up in New Zealand, Charlotte Badger was part pirate, part adopted Maori, and part mom. Which part is which is somewhat lost to history.
Rosalind Franklin
The three men who accepted the Nobel Prize for "the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century" neglected to mention one thing: they owed much of their success to one brash, brilliant, and overlooked female scientist.