Sign up to attend the Fechtschule America 2011 Gathering.Buy Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein.Quicklinks - Use the links below to learn more about the books and events mentioned in this podcast: Plus: A gathering of medieval sword-fighting enthusiasts at the Fechtschule America 2011 in Dallas, Texas, studies the combative side of medieval chivalry and the art of defense. ![]() ![]() Scott explores “princess culture” with Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture as they discuss the icon of the princess in today’s media – from Barbie® and the Disney Princesses® to pink birthday cakes, boutique-edition Monopoly®, and beauty pageants for 5-year-olds – and consider how this emerging hyper-feminine image reflects (and distorts) the place of chivalry in today’s world.
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