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Did Feminism really brought a change in the 90s cartoons?

Credit: Seventeen Magazine Editorial cartoonists around the world are helping to end this gender discrimination with spirited and thoughtful depictions of the inequalities and injustices women face. They do this often at the cost of risking their own lives, as they face increasing opposition for the work they create. With the rise in feminism, animated movies acted as our very first introduction to feminism. There were times when women were depicted through the features like 'Lips red as the rose' and 'skin white as snow'. The animation changed through time with the arrival of feminism and women empowerment which is why attempts were made to depict it on television as well. The 1930s ended with the Disney fairytale Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The movies lead character Snow White was presented as weak and humble even when she ran away from her house and reached the place where seven dwarfs live, there also she used to work at home and do household chores and seven