I found this TED Talk from Brenda Chapman, a writer and animation director at Disney, and the creative force behind the wonderful, feminist film Brave (yes, it’s Disney, but it’s a very feminist and empowering message for girls and women). She talks about what made her a feminist, and her own love of the classic Disney Princesses, which led her eventually to create Merida, the first truly independent Princess in the Disney catalog.
I hope you enjoy her talk as much as I did.