
The addition was just the latest in Barbie's expanded line featuring a wider array of body shapes. In 2019, with the marking of Barbie's 60th anniversary, Mattel released a new Barbie body type that featured a smaller bust, less defined waist and more defined arms.

She provided the calculations for Alan Shepherd’s historic first flight into space, John Glenn’s ground-breaking orbit of the earth and the trajectory for Apollo 11’s moon landing. Johnson-who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 by President Barack Obama-was a physicist, space scientist and mathematician at NASA’s Langley Center.

Kahlo was not only an inspiring and beloved painter, she was an activist who continues to influence women’s movements today. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first person ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. In 2018, Mattel released a new “Inspiring Women” collection that features three ground-breaking, history-making women- Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo and Katherine Johnson. Mattel bought the rights to Lilli, and Handler created her own version.Īmelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo and Katherine Johnson from the Barbie Inspiring Women collection Originally marketed as a racy gag gift that men could buy in tobacco shops, the Lilli doll later became extremely popular with children. Baby Alive Dolls in Baby Dolls - Black (17) Price when purchased online.
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The leggy, 11-inch plastic figure-full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts-was the first mass-produced toy doll in the U.S. In March 1959, a doll named "Barbie" launched onto the American toy market, sporting a black-and-white striped bathing suit, pouty red lips and a sassy blonde ponytail.
