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The True Story of Pocahontas told by the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian

Sep 27, 2024 | 0 comments

Pocahontas exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. Photo credit: Lindsay Guarnieri The Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian, located in Washington, DC, is a museum that explores the history and cultures of the Indigenous people of North...

Media Analysis: Sisterhood in Disney – Part 2

Aug 5, 2020

In Part Two of her media analysis, Junior Girl Emily Rawle discusses sisters from the classic Cinderella, and from Lilo & Stitch.

Media Analysis: Sisterhood in Disney – Part 1

Jul 29, 2020

In part one of her media analysis, Junior Girl Emily Rawle discusses sisterhood in Disney, and the relationship between Anna and Elsa in 2013’s Frozen.

Moana: A Feminist Disney Princess

Nov 9, 2017

The most recent Disney princess movies have caused feminists to rejoice as Disney is finally moving in a more progressive direction. The newer princesses, Merida from Brave, Anna and Elsa from Frozen and Moana, highlight just how reflective Disney is of modern...

Belle: Why ‚ÄúFunny‚Äù Girls Go Far

Oct 12, 2017

I didn‚Äôt have many friends growing up. I went to a small school in Connecticut where if one person didn‚Äôt like you, the other 30 kids didn‚Äôt either: they either ignored my existence entirely or picked on me for...

The True Story of Pocahontas told by the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian

Media Analysis: Sisterhood in Disney – Part 2

Media Analysis: Sisterhood in Disney – Part 1

Moana: A Feminist Disney Princess

Belle: Why ‚ÄúFunny‚Äù Girls Go Far

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