it was groundbreaking to have a doll that wasn't just a baby and used to train girls to be mommies. It was just a doll for ...

The nine stores are located in six states across the South. They are the first of four waves of soft openings that are expected to continue until early June. Mr. Waffles the Yorkie was not happy with ...

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 ...

After being introduced to the world 65 years ago, Barbie has undergone ... finding that choices were limited to baby dolls, which gave the impression that all young girls could grow up to be ...

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 ...

And some see the original Barbie as Jewish like Handler ... In the 1950s, the only dolls on the market were baby dolls, presuming that girls wanted to play at being mothers.

Rowland noted the lack of age-appropriate dolls for pre-adolescent girls; most dolls on the market at the time were either baby dolls or adult-styled fashion dolls like Barbie. Rowland saw a niche ...