princesses

Naomi Scott plays Jasmine in the new live-action Aladdin movie. The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film.

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How Disney Princesses Influence Girls Around The World

4:49pm May 24, 2019

by Susie Neilson

A researcher wanted to see how girls of different nationalities perceived the idea of a princess.

Storm Reid, who plays Meg Murray in the film, arrives at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles.

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Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

6:00am March 18, 2018

by Christabel Nsiah-Buadi

For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?