You may think that Cinderella and ‘feminist’ don’t mesh together, but even before Amazon’s recent progressive remake, Cindy has had a feminist edge! Drive EP Bella Michie sat down with Dr Alexander Sergeant for Portsmouth University to learn about Cindy’s radical feminist roots

“Cinderella has functioned as a feminist throughout its history because it is a story that has been told primarily by women, for women, within ‘feminine spheres’ of society”

According to Dr Sergeant, fairytales were the only avenue for women’s voices during a time men were the authors of history. Fairytales were oral tales that belonged to the household through which women could share stories that mattered to them.

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