Feminist Fairytales

 Inspirational program to examine Disney fairytale depictions and how female princesses like Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are presented with limited personalities and capabilities. Girls will have the chance to create their very own fairytale with a group using characteristics they would like to see in female leads.

Recommended for 4th-12th grade girls.

Objective:

• Examine and analyze classic Disney fairytales and young women’s roles within them through lead princess characters.

• Understand how young women are shown to be weak, unintelligent, or powerless in vintage Disney depictions of fairytales.

• Learn that female characters can be strong and do anything just like real girls.

• Encourage girls to develop their critical thinking, writing, and creative skills in the group fairytale activity.