M.G. Lord, a Barbie biographer, once said she was designed “to teach women what ... since her birth. Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute ...

Aaliyah died in 2001 at the age of 22. To create the doll, the Barbie Design team worked with Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad Haughton, with the doll’s outfit, a matching leather moto-style set ...

Growing up, I, like many girls, had a Barbie ... was a Black woman who succeeded simply by being herself and showing up fearlessly, and it's gratifying to see Mattel release her doll, not just ...

Anthony Barbie Doll as Newest Addition to Inspiring Women Series Tallchief was Osage ... prima ballerina," Paschen points out. "Her birth name was Elizabeth Marie Tallchief. When she was young ...

And at that time, there were basically five jobs for women: nurse, teacher ... in the paper that they needed a designer for the Barbie doll, and I knew that that was where I wanted to be for ...

More than sixty years after her birth, the Barbie doll is still as seductive as ever. Between stereotypes and emancipatory discourse, we explore an iconic toy that has changed with the times.

Fans flocked into the movie theater covered in pink Thursday night to get a glimpse of a real life version of the doll that has caused so much controversy over the years. Who knew the movie would not ...

Narrator: Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in America. But that doesn't mean that she's loved by everyone. For years, women advocates have criticized the doll for her proportions ...