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No Tiara, No Problem: 'Rejected Princesses' Have Stories Worth Telling

Sergeant Mariya Oktyabrskaya is one of the women featured on Jason Porath's blog Rejected Princesses. Oktyabrskaya was the first female tanker to ever win the Hero of the Soviet Union award. Jason Porath hide caption

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Strange News

No Tiara, No Problem: 'Rejected Princesses' Have Stories Worth Telling

September 6, 2014 • A tank commander, a serial killer and a Mexican revolutionary wouldn't usually get to star in a Disney princess flick. But they do take the spotlight in a blog celebrating great women from history.

No Tiara, No Problem: 'Rejected Princesses' Have Stories Worth Telling

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