From Rosie the Riveter to Cinderella

It wasn't until thirteen years after the release of Disney's first princess did the world receive another. I find Cinderella to be the most interesting princess in terms of historical context. Not because she is rich in personality or charisma, but because she lacks these characteristics and is named the most memorable princess, as well as the leader of the princess pack. While doing some research on the origins of this adoration, I found that there is little to no explanation behind Cinderella's success. Not only is she named the leader of the pack, but she also has her ruling castle set up in Disney World, when Snow White was the true original. When researching the reasons behind this development, I again found very little. No statements. No explanation. Only mystery. Interesting...

The main facts that are known behind the making of Cinderella is that is started in 1945 and was released in 1950. I refuse to believe that it is a complete coincidence that in a post World War II America, a major production would be released with the image of a domestic, obedient, kind young woman for little girls to admire and aspire to become. With soldiers returning from the war and returning to the workplace, it became a challenge to scrap the Rosie the Riveter image and instill a more desirable woman for the 1950's family ideology. Maybe it was intentional, maybe it was coincidental. However, Cinderella was not supposed to be the second princess film. Originally, it was Alice of Alice in Wonderland who was to be crowned, but the project was scrapped last minute without any explanation or information as to why. Today, Alice is not even considered a princess due to her lack of pedigree that the Cinderella image eventually created. With the feminism movement where it is today, perhaps Cinderella should not be considered the leading princess...