Introduction

The image of the woman who rules through violence and fear is right there, waiting for us. There are a few reasons why women, not men, have been featured as the most frightening fairy tale villains throughout the ages. Some experts say that it's because mothers have tended to be the most powerful authority figure in the lives of children Throughout history. Others point to a patriarchal system built to tea every one that power should only belong to men which might just be the biggest fairy tale of them all.