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Rejected Princess Theatre: The Bet
In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, and Catalina "The Lieutenant Nun" de Erauso have a friendly wager.
Meet the Amazons
We kick off Amazon Week by meeting Worthy of Armor, Don’t Fail, Princess, Battle Cry, and Hot Flanks - and exploring the historical evidence for amazons!
Announcing the full Table of Contents - and the contest winner!
At long last, the remainder of the table of contents are revealed!
The RP Store is Now Open!
Just in time for the holidays, I've updated the RP store with all manner of posters, t-shirts, and the like!
Rejected Princess Theatre: Risky Business
In which the Rejected Princesses learn to play Risk.
Two Big Announcements (and One Smaller One)
There's going to be a second book. :) But that's not the only treat you're getting!
Houston, we have a book deal
There is going to be a Rejected Princess book. It's being published by Dey Street, an imprint of Harper Collins. It’s going to be out in 2016. There will be around a hundred entries.
And I’m totally freaking out about it.
RP Halloween Cosplay for Charity!
A reader wrote in to let us know about an awesome project: using RP cosplay to teach kids about badass women, supporting a Kenyan orphanage in the process!
Rejected Princesses Halloween Showcase!
The incredible members of the University of Texas Students for Wema organization have unveiled their Halloween costumes -- and they're all RPs! The results are amazing.
Hello NPR!
After an interview with NPR’s All Things Considered, I thought it best to post a followup.
Random Princesses
Ani Pachen
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Truganini
The "Last of the Aboriginal Tasmanians" (she wasn't) used brains, brawn, and sheer will to carve a place for herself, even as the world was collapsing around her.
Corn Maiden
This mythical Native American woman saved her loved ones from starvation with delicious magical leprosy - a fact that led to, shall we say, complications.
Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Starting her travels at 45 years old, this globetrotter became a worldwide sensation for going boldly where no woman had gone before.
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.
Calafia
Black, Muslim warrior queen of a tribe of griffin-riding Amazons - and the honest-to-god namesake of California.
Mary Anning
When her father died, leaving her lower-class family in debt, this indomitable woman worked tirelessly and became one of history's greatest fossil collectors.
Angela Jimenez
Tomboy, daughter, spy, soldier, foster mom, innkeeper, gold miner, nurse, activist; veteran: Angela Jimenez doesn't need a movie so much as a mini-series.
Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
Pailadzo Captanian
After escaping the Armenian Genocide (by walking across the Syrian desert while pregnant), this woman went back into Armenia to rescue her sons, then made her way to America -- where she invented the recipe for Rice-a-Roni.