Mattel launches Barbie dolls inspired by prominent women in history

Barbie dolls have been with us throughout our lives. With them we have been teachers, astronauts and professional cyclists, since Barbie taught us that we can be whatever we want, because we are capable of achieving anything.

To show us that anything is possible, Barbie launched a series called Barbie Inspiring Woman in which she honors the women who made history throughout time. In it you can find Frida Kahlo, Katherine Johnson, Susan B. Anthony, among many others.

Florence Nightingale, Nurse

Florence worked as a nurse in the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856. She is recognized for her great contribution in reforming the sanitary conditions of military field hospitals. She became the most famous nurse in all of history for her great dedication to her work for health.

Frida Kahlo, artist

Kahlo is the most famous Mexican painter abroad. His works have great meaning, as they reflect some of his difficulties to survive. In addition, it paved the way for more Mexican women who wanted to dedicate themselves to art, since at that time only men were allowed.

Susan B. Anthony, feminist and suffragette

Susan was a feminist suffragette who fought for more than 45 years for women to have the right to vote in America. She traveled across the country and parts of Europe giving about a hundred speeches a year on suffrage and women’s rights.

Amelia Earhart, aviadora

Amelia was the first woman to fly airplanes. He had his pilot’s license in 1923 and was considered one of the best in the United States. His last flight was in 1937 when he embarked on the journey of going around the world changing the usual route that the other pilots followed. On June 27 of that year the last contact with her was made. Nobody knows what happened to her plane, her or her co-pilot.

Sally Ride, physicist and astronaut

Sally Ride is known for being the first American woman to go into outer space. She studied physics at Stanford University and was a NASA astronaut. His first space trip was in 1983.

Ella Fitzgerald, singer of jazz

Also known as “The Queen of Jazz“, Fitzgerald was a woman who dedicated herself to singing this musical genre. He won 13 Grammy Awards and managed to sell 40 million albums. Their fans They were of any social class, religion or race, as he enchanted everyone with his wonderful voice.

Billie Jean King, tennis player

During his career as an athlete he won 39 Grand Slam titles. In addition, she is considered one of the most important activists in the fight for women’s rights and social change both in sport and outside of it.

Rosa Parks, activist

Parks was an activist who fought for the civil rights of people of color in 1955 when buses were racially segregated. Rosa began her struggle by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger and being stopped for it.

Martyna Wojciechowska, periodist

In addition to dedicating herself to journalism, she is a television presenter and writer. At a young age, she managed to attract the attention of several television programs and that is how she became the host of the series Woman on the edge of the world. She is also the director of National Geographic Poland.

Hélène Darroze, chef

Unlike what many believe, the art of cooking gourmet It’s also a girl’s thing and Hélène has proven it, because in addition to her great fame, she owns three restaurants located in London, Paris and Moscow. It also has two Michelin stars.

Ashley Graham, model and body activist

Ashley is a model plus size, American nationality. She became an activist, as she helped change the perception of the beauty of the female body, making more people accept and value her body structure, regardless of size or shape.

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and physicist

Katherine was in charge of calculating one of the trajectories made by the first space flights in the United States and was in charge of Project Mercury. In addition, he sought racial and gender equality.

Sara Gama, footballer

Sara is an Italian footballer and the first female vice-president of the Italian Footballers Association. It is considered an icon of equality in Italy, as it ensures that different cultures can coexist in a single person without discriminating any of their characteristics.