Harriet Tubman
The Harriet Tubman celebrity doll depicts her as herself, an American icon for her heroic efforts in freeing enslaved people and her service to the Union Army in the Civil … Read more and photo exhibit
Category Archives: Historical figures
Frederick Douglass
The Frederick Douglass celebrity doll depicts him as himself, an American statesman, publisher, editor, orator and abolitionist. The soft plush doll was made by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild in 2021 … Read more and photo exhibit
Bessie Coleman
The Bessie Coleman celebrity doll portrays her as herself a civil aviator at around 30 years old. The Inspiring Women series Bessie Coleman doll was released by Mattel on January … Read more and photo exhibit
Madam C J Walker
The Madam C J Walker celebrity doll portrays her at about 40 year old, around the time she started her hair care company, for the doll is holding a small … Read more and photo exhibit
Harry S Truman
The Harry Truman celebrity doll portrays him as himself, the 33rd president of the United States. President Truman served from 1945 to 1953 and died at the age of 88 … Read more and photo exhibit
Ida B Wells
The Ida B. Wells celebrity doll depicts her in her late 20s as the editor and co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper. Mattel released the Black Label Barbie doll … Read more and photo exhibit
Florence Nightingale
The Florence Nightingale celebrity doll portrays her as herself an English nurse, statistician, health care reformer, and medical author. She is considered the founder of modern nursing from her work … Read more and photo exhibit
Frida Kahlo
The Frida Kahlo celebrity doll is a depiction of her in a stylized version of the traditional Mexican fashion she was known to wear. The Mattel Black Label Frida Kahlo … Read more and photo exhibit
Helen Keller
The Helen Keller celebrity doll portrays her as herself: an author, disability rights activist, and public speaker. The doll was released by Mattel on May 18, 2021 as part of … Read more and photo exhibit
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Eleanor Roosevelt celebrity doll portrays her as a youthful version of herself as First Lady of the United States and human rights activist. The doll was made by Mattel … Read more and photo exhibit
Susan B. Anthony
The Susan B. Anthony celebrity doll portrays her as a young social reformer and women’s rights activist. Mattel released this doll on October 1, 2020 in it’s Inspiring Women™ Series … Read more and photo exhibit
Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol celebrity doll depicts him as himself, an American pop art artist, film director, and producer. He passed away in February 1987 from cardiac arrhythmia at the age … Read more and photo exhibit