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Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained

Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained

Dangerous Books for Girls examines the secret history of the genre’s bad reputation and shows how romance novels have inspire and empower.

2015

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May 12, 2022

It’s time to put equality in the U.S. Constitution (And Joe Biden can do it today)

The Equal Rights Amendment could protect reproductive rights and provide the foundation for a more equitable future for all

It’s time to put equality in the U.S. Constitution (And Joe Biden can do it today)

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Jan 26, 2022

Remembering Nellie Bly

When women’s stories were not deemed newsworthy, Nellie Bly made them sensational.

Remembering Nellie Bly

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Jul 2, 2025

A Fourth of July Protest

Women protesting the hypocrisy of American democracy

A Fourth of July Protest

Maya Rodale

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Mar 1, 2021

For Women’s History Month, Read A Historical Romance Novel

To really learn about women’s lives throughout history, read historical romance novels.

For Women’s History Month, Read A Historical Romance Novel

Maya Rodale

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Aug 4, 2020

Why Romance Matters

Romance novels matter because we are writing stories about women who triumph in a world that doesn’t want women to triumph.

Why Romance Matters

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Jul 30, 2020

The Romance Novel 101 Syllabus

True story: I started reading romance novels in college at my mother’s insistence. This is the list that got me hooked on the genre.

The Romance Novel 101 Syllabus

Maya Rodale

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Feb 25, 2017

Heroines: unfilmed, unlisted and unreviewed

Romance novels provide the heroines that Hollywood and the New York Times ignore

Heroines: unfilmed, unlisted and unreviewed

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Nov 19, 2016

Don’t fry bacon in a bikini…and other kitchen things I learned from my mom

The first thing I ever learned to cook, as soon as I was tall enough to reach the stove, was a can of soup. Campbell’s chicken and stars…

Don’t fry bacon in a bikini…and other kitchen things I learned from my mom

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Apr 8, 2015

What we talk about when we talk about Fabio

But why is such a massively powerful and profitable female-driven industry exemplified by a dude?

What we talk about when we talk about Fabio

Maya Rodale

Maya Rodale

she/her

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Bestselling author of funny, feminist historical fiction. My Substack Newsletter is Hidden Herstories: Women's History for Modern Feminists.

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