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Rejected Princesses posters - now on sale!
At long last, you can finally buy Rejected Princesses posters.
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Mythological Irish princess who was turned into a worm, butterfly, and a pool of water; who induced the strangest pregnancy since Jesus; and who may hold the key to understanding Ireland's history.
Sutematsu Oyama
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Sayyida al-Hurra
Indomitable pirate queen who ran Morocco and ruined Portuguese trade.
Theodora
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Ka'ahumanu
United Hawaii under one rule, abolished ancient taboos, and led negotiations with the fledgling United States.
Bella Abzug
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Te Puea Herangi
The reluctant royal who became the Maori's greatest leader.
Vitka Kempner
Spy, smuggler, saboteur, partisan: this Jewish woman refused to go like a lamb to the slaughter, and fought the Nazis tooth and nail... even after the war, when she, alongside others, poisoned thousands of Nazi POWs in a revenge plot.
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Marie Equi
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