Kristi Yamaguchi (Barbie)
The Kristi Yamaguchi celebrity doll depicts her a herself at age 20 when she won the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal Champion in Albertville for women’s singles figure skating. The Black … Read more and photo exhibit
Tag Archives: Inspiring Women dolls
Wilma Mankiller
The Wilma Mankiller doll celebrates the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. A victim of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956, Mankiller returned home and rose to become … Read more and photo exhibit
Celia Cruz
The Celia Cruz celebrity doll depicts her as herself, a Cuban American singer and the “Queen of Salsa”. She is one of the all-time best selling artists of Latin music. … Read more and photo exhibit
Anna May Wong
The Anna May Wong celebrity doll depicts her as herself at about 30 years old as the first Chinese-American movie star. Mattel released the Anna May Wong for the Barbie® … Read more and photo exhibit
Bessie Coleman
The Bessie Coleman celebrity doll portrays her as herself a civil aviator at around 30 years old. The Inspiring Women series Bessie Coleman doll was released by Mattel on January … Read more and photo exhibit
Madam C J Walker
The Madam C J Walker celebrity doll portrays her at about 40 year old, around the time she started her hair care company, for the doll is holding a small … Read more and photo exhibit
Dr. Jane Goodall
The Dr. Jane Goodall celebrity doll depicts her as herself at 26 years old as she set off to Tanzania to study chimpanzees in 1960. Goodall is considered the world’s … Read more and photo exhibit
Ida B Wells
The Ida B. Wells celebrity doll depicts her in her late 20s as the editor and co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper. Mattel released the Black Label Barbie doll … Read more and photo exhibit
Florence Nightingale
The Florence Nightingale celebrity doll portrays her as herself an English nurse, statistician, health care reformer, and medical author. She is considered the founder of modern nursing from her work … Read more and photo exhibit
Frida Kahlo
The Frida Kahlo celebrity doll is a depiction of her in a stylized version of the traditional Mexican fashion she was known to wear. The Mattel Black Label Frida Kahlo … Read more and photo exhibit
Helen Keller
The Helen Keller celebrity doll portrays her as herself: an author, disability rights activist, and public speaker. The doll was released by Mattel on May 18, 2021 as part of … Read more and photo exhibit
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Eleanor Roosevelt celebrity doll portrays her as a youthful version of herself as First Lady of the United States and human rights activist. The doll was made by Mattel … Read more and photo exhibit