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October 25, 2014

In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom

In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom – LA Times Kindergarten teacher Helen Hulick made Los Angeles court history — and struck a blow for women According to other papers of the time, she was in court to testify against two men accused of robbing her house. The judge decided... Read more »

October 18, 2014

Iconic 2,500 year old Siberian princess ‘died from breast cancer’, reveals MRI scan

Iconic 2,500 year old Siberian princess ‘died from breast cancer’, reveals MRI scan Preserved by ice, the 25 year old ancient woman covered in tattoos used cannabis to cope with her ravaging illness. The “Ukok Princess” also provides some of the clearest information yet about Scythian culture – a primary inspiration for Amazon legends!

October 9, 2014 in Weird History

Weird history: Charles Stanhope

In September 1777, British inventor Charles Stanhope tested a new fireproofing material by: building a two-story house; inviting over the mayor and other important socialites for ice cream on the second floor; and then setting the first floor on fire. The heat was so intense the windows turned to liquid and ran down the walls.... Read more »

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!

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.

September 13, 2014 in Weird History

Weird History: I’ll cut your hair to make my rope

This week in interesting historical anecdotes: 5th century BC – Thasian women cut their hair to make rope for military siege weapons. Badass. (via)

After an interview with NPR’s All Things Considered, I thought it best to post a followup.

August 17, 2014

The Joan of Arc of racism

In my research for rejectedprincesses, I consistently find women described as “the Joan of Arc of X”, where X is a place, ethnicity, religion, what have you. I seriously contemplated writing a python script to scrape the web for various permutations of that phrase, but I’m a bit busy. Luckily, one of my brothers decided... Read more »

August 12, 2014

3D-printed armor turns Barbie into a medieval badass

From The Verge: Rodda has created the “Faire Play Battle Set,” comprising three full sets of 3D-printed battle armor for the iconic figurine. The designer has previously designed a number of 3D-printable items of a medieval persuasion, including functional miniature ballistae and catapults for tabletop gaming. Welp, that seals it, I need to get a... Read more »