Rejected princesses

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Vasilisa Vasilyevna: The Gender-Nonconforming Heroine Who Kept the Tsar Guessing
When the Tsar became hellbent on nailing down her gender, this clever gender-nonconforming heroine kept him guessing to the end.
Mary Patten: The First American Woman to Command a Ship
Mary Patten: The First American Woman to Command a Ship
Charlotte Badger: Convict, Pirate, Adopted Maori, Mom
Charlotte Badger - The first European woman to end up in New Zealand, Charlotte Badger was part pirate, part adopted Maori, and part mom. Which part is which is somewhat lost to history.
Alakhai Beki: Princess Who Runs the State
Alakhai Beki: Princess Who Runs the State
Onake Obavva: South Indian Whack-a-Mole Champion, 1777-present
Onake Obavva - When enemies invaded her town while her husband was on lunch break, she grabbed a nearby pestle and saved the day by achieving the high score in soldier whack-a-mole.
Rejected Princesses Illustrations | The Mary Sue
We Would Watch Every Movie In This “Rejected Princesses” Art Series | Page 2 | The Mary Sue
Sita: The Princess Who Leapt Into a Pit
Sita - The Princess Who Leapt Into a Pit
Jackie Mitchell: The Teen Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
Jackie Mitchell (1913-1987) The Teen Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
Thákane: Dragon-slaying South African Princess
Thákane: Dragon-slaying South African Princess
Ching Shih: Princess of the Chinese Seas
Ching Shih: Princess of the Chinese Seas by rejectedprincesses.com: In 1809, the Chinese government sprang a trap for the Red Flag pirate fleet who had taken control of its southern waters. 'At the head of the Red Flags stood one of the most fearsome pirates in history — Ching Shih, a former prostitute turned leader of over 70,000 men' .... #Rejectedprincesses #Women #Leadership #History
Amaridevi: The princess who engineered her own victory
Amaridevi: The princess who engineered her own victory