If I'm being honest, the Bechdel test isn't an insurmountable goal. It's a simple rule, two women with names talking about a topic that is not a man. Narrative-wise, that means having motivations for women that are not about the men around them - Lydia remembers Stiles because love is not an example. It's a low bar. And not hard to achieve.
As for great art, meh. That's only somewhat true. I can think of films and television that has soared because of feminism and vice versa. That's anecdotal evidence and doesn't hold water for me.