There’s nothing quite as iconic in Disney lore as the Disney princess. After all, these characters go way back. I mean, Sleeping Beauty came out in 1959. Cinderella nine years before that. And Snow White? 1937. Frozen‘s Elsa and Tangled‘s Rapunzel are more modern takes of the Disney princess, one that doesn’t just wait for their prince to save them, but they’re still literally royalty, by nature of their stories and inspired fairytales, and live in great castles and wear gilded crowns; The Princess & The Frog’s Tiana, an independent and aspiring restauranteur, technically becomes a princess after marrying Prince Naveen. But there’s a group of Disney heroines where it’s less clear. Mulan, a princess? She’d probably describe herself as a warrior first. Historically, Pocahontas was the daughter of the Powhatan tribe’s powerful chief, but the title of princess feels culturally inaccurate.
