More Than A Crown:

The Advancement of
Feminism in Fairy Tales
 Thesis
Who and what caused the advancement of feminism in fairy tales?

- Women in animation - A look into the films

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Historiography
● Limited
● One or the other
● Modern topic
● Corporation over products
Background

Information
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Fairy Tales
French Origins
- Used to protest societal gender constraints
Ethnographers
- Converting oral stories to fit their culture
Disney paves the way
- 1930s Walt Disney adapts the story of Snow White to screen

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 Feminism
3rd Wave (1990s) 5th Wave (Today)
1st Wave (1900s) Sexual Reproductive rights
Suffrage revolution
Seneca Falls Individualism

2nd Wave (1960s) 4th Wave (2012)

Sexuality Gender equality
Reproductive rights End marginalization
Role in the home Use of social media
Career options

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 Women in Animation
● The first four
○ Bianca Majolica, Grace
Huntington, Dorothy Ann
Blank, and Mary Blair
● Next generation
○ Linda Woolverton, Brenda
Chapman, and Jennifer Lee

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 A Look Into the Films

Physical Personality Gender Roles

Characteristics

Themes Taught Rebranding

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 Timeline
Disney Revival Era
Golden Era Silver Age
Renaissance (2010-present)
(1937-1942) (1950-1959)
(1989-1999)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Snow White and The Cinderella (1950) The Little Mermaid (1989)
Seven Dwarfs (1937) Tangled (2010)
Sleeping Beauty (1959) Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Brave (2012)
Aladdin (1992)

Pocahontas (1995) Frozen (2013)

Mulan (1998) Moana (2016)

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 Physical
Characteristics
 Personality
● Gentle demeanor ● Kind-hearted ● Beautiful
● Well-mannered ● Determined ● Dreamer
● Housewife ● Pure

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 Personality
● Driven ● Knowledge seeker ● Outspoken ● Free spirit
● Outspoken ● Adventurous ● Self-assured ● Kind
● Rule-breaker ● Headstrong ● Adventurous ● Rebellious

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 Personality
● Headstrong ● Persistent ● Bubbly
● Warrior ● Resilient ● Dreamer
● Caring ● Talented ● Charming

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 Personality
● Defiant ● Cheery ● Reserved ● Adventurous
Fierce ● Awkward ● Headstrong
● ● Anxious
● Naive ● Dreamer

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 Gender Roles
Girls Boys
Domesticity
Hero
Damsel in distress
Bland

Proactive role Show emotions

Pursuing other Be kind to others
dreams
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 Finding true love Exploration
Part of Your World
Someday My Prince Will
Just Around the Riverbend
Come
Belle Reprise
So This is Love
A Whole New World
Once Upon a Dream
Themes Reflection

New types of love Family

Growth Where You Are
Mother-daughter bond For the First Time in Forever
Sisterly bond Some Things Never Change
Discovering what true love is Show Yourself
Familial support The Next Right Thing
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Rebranding
Financial gain
Role models
Live-Action remakes
Women in animation
Limitations
Why study this?
- Modern
- Childish
- Other greater areas of study

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Conclusion
Constant cycle of influence
Those that care
Next generation
Thank you!