Isabel Allende
The Isabel Allende celebrity doll depicts her as herself, a world renown Chilean language bestselling author and human rights activist. Her books have been translated from Spanish into more than … Read more and photo exhibit
Category Archives: Historical figures
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen Elizabeth II celebrity doll was released by Mattel on April 20, 2022 to celebrate her April 21 96th birthday and her Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on … Read more and photo exhibit
Wilma Mankiller
The Wilma Mankiller doll celebrates the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. A victim of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956, Mankiller returned home and rose to become … Read more and photo exhibit
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
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