The Increasing Presence of Women In Star Wars

Princess Leia started a revolution back in 1977 – a revolution which said that the princess can rescue herself, that she can play the same games as the boys, and that she can do it all wearing dresses. Until Star Wars books started coming out a few years later, however, Leia was practically the sole inhabitant of the female demographic in the franchise. That’s now changed. Through the course of hundreds of works of literature, four new films (five counting The Clone Wars) and two animated series, women’s presence in Star Wars has at last become a burgeoning normality. Read More…