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Barbie Unveils Dolls With Down Syndrome, Blindness

A year after introducing its first doll with Down syndrome, Barbie will add another doll with the chromosomal disorder and debut a blind Barbie. Mattel, which makes the dolls, said it is ...

Barbie releases dolls inspired by Alicia Keys, women in the music industry

Barbie is honoring women in music with two new dolls representing two important roles: musical artist and tour manager. The doll brand teamed up with Grammy award-winning singer Alicia Keys, her ...
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Rare Barbie doll coming to ODU’s Barry Art Museum in August

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University will debut one of the rarest Barbie dolls in the world as part of a new exhibition. The first-release Barbie was purchased ...
WTVF

Barbie releases 2020 edition of Dia de Muertos doll, already ‘out of stock’ in many places

Mattel released a 2020 special edition Barbie Doll in honor of the Dia de Muertos holiday, but just days after it hit shelves, it may be hard to find one. On September 1, the 2020 edition of ...
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Barbie™: A Cultural Icon: 65 years of Barbie coming to the Cincinnati Museum Center

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - She's been an astronaut, a doctor, a marine biologist and more. Now Barbie is the subject of a new exhibit coming to the Cincinnati Museum Center. Barbie™: A Cultural Icon ...