And soon after, she was given all the space she needed and became a truly independent character. She left Bimbo and the canine features to become a completely human character, became one of the first color animations in theatres thanks to her appearance in Poor Cinderella, and in fact really became one of the most popular characters in the ’30s. She was original and modern in the sense that she was an independent female character. She hadn’t been designed to be the female version of another character like Minnie Mouse was for Mickey for instance.
