Strong Females in Fairy Tales

STRONG FEMALES IN FAIRY TALES

-Don't look at it as forever until you are getting married
-Yeah, but I like 'forever'. It's reassuring.
-It's a fairytale honey. Be strong, learn from different relationships.

Fairy tales teach us a lot about embracing who we are and the moral codes of the world around us. However they don't tend to teach us much about love. Which is why it is refreshing to see more current tales try to realise this slightly, particularly in Frozen. 

The Princess and the Frog

A Disney story featuring an African American protagonist who has a job and business ambitions.

http://feministing.com/2009/12/18/the-princess-and-the-frog-a-feminist-fairytale/

Frozen
A Disney story where 'true love' can be the unconditional love of family, or relationships built on respect and time spent with one another.

http://www.btchflcks.com/2013/12/frozen-disneys-first-foray-into-feminism.html#.UqsqGfRdWuw

Brave
A Disney and Pixar movie featuring an untraditional looking princess who denies traditional gender roles.

http://www.hypable.com/2012/06/18/brave-review/

Mulan
Mulan takes on the identity of a male soldier and proves to be better than most of the other men there, helping enforce that females and males can be equal.


http://lauratobin.webs.com/mulan.htm

Anastasia

http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/reasons-anastasia-is-the-best-animated-film-ever