For anyone interested in some deeper analysis of Rey as a strong female character, I’d really recommend ‘wit and folly’ which is a Youtube channel that does quite a few Star Wars video essays.
Aye - ‘Wit & Folly’ is a really good channel that is a little different from much of the usual Star Wars youtube output out there.
Happy International Women’s Day - https://www.internationalwomensday.com : https://twitter.com/womensday
Edit: Issues that some fans had with female characters back in the Original Trilogy era - with Leia, of course…
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Princess_Leia:_Should_She_Ever_Have_Been_Liberated?
https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_AtS_Virtue-Chart_of_Heroic_Characters
https://twitter.com/rwmead/status/1625177340027322373
https://twitter.com/jere7my/status/1625186864113106947
https://twitter.com/pabl0hidalgo/status/1624894907617017856
https://www.popmatters.com/star-wars-princess-leia-feminist-2513910076.html