As a supporter of female rights and NOT feminism, I'm going to just flat out disagree with you.
I get it, everyone wants a piece of that representation pie thus we want Link to be all types of things that we as the player can relate to; as a black male, I get that. What I don't understand is how you undermine other female characters in the Zelda universe and make them seem one dimensional add ons to the protagonist that is Link.
You see, Link does NOT need to be female as you claim, now that might be hard to fathom but level with me for a second. The female game protagonists you listed, are they not gaming icons? Did they not make a statement in the gaming industry? Whether or not you acknowledge they did and if it was good or not is neither here nor there but they indeed made one and it's resonates even now. So WHY would you want a predominantly male hero to suddenly go female when you could gollow the example and have a new IP with a female protagonist who kicks <censored> just as much as Link? I'm just thinking there isn't a beneficial reason behind changing the gender just cause it appeals to you, quite frankly, I wouldn't mind a female protagonist in a Zelda game but don't just shoehorn it as Link; craft a brand new character with endearing traits and an adventure just as big as the one's he goes on.