Mattel – a US-based multinational toy manufacturing company is famous for its Barbie doll creation. To add to their offerings, the company introduced Barbie’s Inspiring Women doll series a couple of years ago, in which they add a doll to inspirational women’s names. This year, world-renowned poet, writer, and activist Maya Angelou made it to the Barbie club. Angelou is the tenth addition to the series since its inception in 2018.
Angelou’s Barbie stands among the nine other female role model dolls, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frida Kahlo, Susan B. Anthony, and Rosa Parks.
As the company says, The Inspiring Women Series pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time; courageous women who took risks changed rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before.
Maya Angelou Barbie doll is being presented to honor the history and impact of Dr. Maya Angelou’s activism, work, and achievements.
Shaped in Angelou’s resemblance, the doll dons a floor-length floral patterned dress and matching headwrap—one of the late author’s signature looks. The Barbie holds a miniature replica of her best-selling autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
The Maya Angelou doll is available for purchase on the Barbie website and from other retailers, such as Amazon and Target—though it is currently sold out (as of publication) due to popular demand.
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