The Journey Begins

Welcome to The Compass Rose Queen!  Exploring the world and beyond with legendary and lesser known heroines.  In this blog I’ll highlight the stories of adventurous women in literature, history, and maybe even a movie or two.  I’m a big fantasy fan so many will be from that genre.

Here are some of my favorite heroines so you can get to know me a little.

Literary heroines:  Eowyn and Arwen from “The Lord of the Rings” by JRR Tolkien, Princess Eilonwy from “The Prydain Chronicles” by Lloyd Alexander, Emma Woodhouse from “Emma” by Jane Austen (okay, so maybe she’s not that adventurous, but she’s one of my favorite characters, and she’s certainly a strong personality), Tuppence from Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence mystery books, Nancy Drew (okay, that was from when I was age 10-14, but she’s certainly adventurous!),  Maid Marion, Iseult, and many, many more.

Historical heroines:  Princess Missy Vasilkichoff (spelling?) who lived in Berlin during WWII, Baroness Maria von Trapp (yes, of Sound of Music fame, but her two memoirs are incredible), Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, Selena Quintanilla, Queen Isabella of Spain, and many more (that I’ll probably edit and add later, it’s getting late and I’m getting tired!)

Film heroines:  Danielle DeBarberac from “Ever After”, Grace Hart from “Miss Congeniality”, Elena from “The Mask of Zorro”, Jo from “Twister”, and many more.

Each post will highlight one or two heroines, some from this list, and sometimes new ones.  Occasionally I’ll review a new book, and perhaps even interview an author.   Eventually I’ll post information about the fantasy novel I’m writing.

Thank you for joining with me in the journey!

The Compass Rose Queen