10 Grimms' Girls Who Are Decidedly NOT Damsels In Distress
A girl sits in a tower, singing to the birds as she brushes her hair. To many, this is the image that springs to mind when they hear the word "princess." She is demure, helpless, concerned mainly with her beauty. In my new book, Pennyroyal Academy, in which girls train to become fierce, true-hearted princesses so they can battle witches, these tower-dwellers would be the first ones sent packing.
It's true that many of the girls in Grimms' Fairy Tales are helpless victims, waiting around for the inevitable rescue. But there are also plenty of conniving princesses, clever maidens, heroic serving girls, and supernatural queens. The girls who populate these old stories are far more varied and interesting than the stereotype allows. The boys are, too, but that's another list.
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It's true that many of the girls in Grimms' Fairy Tales are helpless victims, waiting around for the inevitable rescue. But there are also plenty of conniving princesses, clever maidens, heroic serving girls, and supernatural queens. The girls who populate these old stories are far more varied and interesting than the stereotype allows. The boys are, too, but that's another list.
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