Rejected Princesses 

Women too Awesome, Awful, or Offbeat for Kids' Movies.

When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.

Rejected Princesses celebrates those who did. Part art project, part standup routine, part book report, this site imagines what if we made animated musicals about the women of history and myth who refused to behave.

100 Illustrated Tales of Historical Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics

The first Japanese woman to go to college didn\'t have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.

The Lesbian Couple That Sailed Around the World to Be Together

The Defiance of Turkey’s First All-Female News Agency

Kára McCullough: The Nuclear Scientist Who Won the Miss USA Pageant

Holly Maniatty: Awesome Sign Language Interpreter

When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.

There\'s going to be a second book. :) But that\'s not the only treat you\'re getting!

This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.

1920s Afghanistan was a progressive and rapidly-modernizing country in large part to the most powerful, empathic, and maligned queen it had ever seen.

Sword-slinging Arabian heroine who stars as the heroine of an extremely long and entertaining epic tale.

She traded a life of privilege for one spent fighting for justice on both literal and political battlefields so tirelessly that even exiling her five times couldn\'t keep her down.

Massively educated princess who started all-female gang of itinerant teachers, who would roam the land and educate unsuspecting passersby.

The One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail

When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.

Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970)

America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.

When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.

When colonial powers went too far, she rebelled in the most stylish way possible: dancing from town to town. It was surprisingly effective.

The actual hero of the Ali Baba myth, this slave girl saves the titular character by singlehandedly dispatching the forty thieves - without him even knowing.

Rose from dire poverty and violence to become the greatest black entertainer of all time - Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Angelina Jolie all rolled into one.

Just in time for the holidays, I\'ve updated the RP store with all manner of posters, t-shirts, and the like!

In case you missed it, a nuclear scientist won the Miss USA pageant two weeks ago.

Famous for her spirited interpretation of profanity-heavy rap songs, this woman has gone viral many times for her performances.

This Tanzanian miner has a 70-person-strong company, but she built it by pretending to be a man for many years.

This 98-year-old yoga master continues to practice yoga, teaching students and performing poses like a woman a quarter her age.

"She once defeated a deputy superintendent of police and he refused to come for the presentation ceremony saying he’d been slighted by an old woman,"

She lost 2 husbands, 3 brothers, and a father to her enemy. Now she\'s striking back.

When Japan\'s seaweed production suffered a crippling year, this scientist\'s work on commercial cultivation helped save the entire nation.

50 years after she won a judo championship while posing as a man, she finally got the gold medal owed to her.