![]() ![]() I'll never have time to do it, considering how many women are in here, but it would be possible to, say, do a school report on some of these women by starting out with these sources. Porath provides a robust bibliography with at least a few sources for each woman, so that you can go read more. Who needs Cinderella when you have Rejected Princesses?"- … ( more) In Rejected Princesses, Jason Porath presents the female role models we never knew we needed! Fun, feminist, and educational, Rejected Princesses commemorates unknown but captivating female heroes, proving that women have been kicking ass for a long, long time and always will. Women of every era, ethnicity, class and orientation are pictured including a princess-cum-pirate from 5th century Denmark, a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, a Hungarian blood thirsty countess, and a former prostitute that commanded a fleet of 70,000+ men on the Chinese seas. Warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and many more. ![]() Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses dismisses the 'pretty pink princess' stereotype and profiles, through biography, imagery, wit, and humor, badass women throughout time and from all around the world. Here are the real unsung women of history, real and from literature, mythology and folklore. These are not fantasy tales of blushing ingenues and happily-ever-afters. "A brazen, uproarious collection of illustrations of tough women both historical and fantastical-too awesome, too fierce, and sometimes too weird. ![]()
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