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11 Movie Damsels Who Are Definitely Not in Distress

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Margeaux Sippell

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(L-R) Carrie MacLemore, Greta Gerwig and Megalyn Echikunwoke in Damsels in Distress. Sony Pictures Classics.

When you hear the word “Damsel,” it’s almost always followed by “in distress.” The 2012 Whit Stillman movie Damsels in Distress, above, is among the films that played off the trope.

But a damsel can be any young, unmarried woman. Like the following damsels — who are not in distress.

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Margeaux Sippell

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