Released in 1995, Pocahontas was the first Disney princess based on an actual person (though some liberties were taken with ...

In 1995, we had our next Disney princess with the release of the movie Pocahontas. The movie: Pocahontas, a young Native American woman, falls in love with a European settler named John Smith.

This engraving is the only known portrait of Pocahontas rendered from life. During her stay in England, Dutch engraver Simon van de Passe captured her likeness and recorded that she, like the ...

Unlike other Disney princesses, Pocahontas was a real person who lived in present-day Virginia in the 1600s. Rutgers University historian Camilla Townsend said Pocahontas wasn’t a sexualised ...

So ‘Pocahontas’ was actually born as Amonute, but was usually known as Matoaka which means ‘the flower between two streams’. In Disney’s cartoon version of the story (and elsewhere ...

One of the biggest attractions at Disney theme parks is meeting the real-life princesses. Known as "face characters," the princesses not only have to look the part, but they need to know quotes ...

Seventeen has mocked up what Belle, Pocahontas and Snow White's Instagram ... There are no official Instagram accounts for Disney Princesses (although you can follow @Disney) but these fictitious ...

As for Pocahontas, viewers see her jump off a ... that Disney should pay more attention to the well-being of its princesses. “Disney must consider interventions to overcome these health ...

Thought we’d reached peak Disney ... Angelo’s Pocahontas dress takes a similar line with its fitted body flowing into a gentle kick-flare. The Native American princess’ iconic tunic gets ...

Despite the fervent wishes of many children, being a Disney princess is not all it’s cracked ... and potential severe injuries caused by Pocahontas’ cliff diving. “Surprisingly, however ...