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Barbie has come a long way in her many years on shelves and in the hands of girls around the world. First introduced to the world on March 9, 1959, Barbie was created to be a woman with a plethora of ...

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A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s ...

The iconic doll traveled to space, flew with the Thunderbirds and joined the NBA, beating real-life women to an array of career milestones Sonja Anderson - Daily Correspondent Barbie has held more ...

Everyone from Mariah Carey to Tina Turner has gotten a plastic counterpart Mattel, Inc From Mariah Carey to Zendaya, dozens of famous faces have had their likenesses replicated as an iconic Barbie ...

In February, the American Girl brand, beloved for its expansive (and expensive) line of books, toys, and clothing, made an announcement: A new doll in its collection of historically themed characters, ...

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Davecat met his future wife, Sidore Kuroneko at a goth club in 2000, so the story goes. The less romantic but perhaps more true version is that he saved up for a year and a half to buy her online. She ...

Madam C.J. Walker is joining Barbie's lineup of Inspiring Women dolls. Walker, often referred to as the nation's first documented self-made female millionaire, was known for her entrepreneurial skills ...