Helen Keller joined Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls today. The doll, which shows Helen in a striped skirt and high-neck top inspired by her time as a student in the early 1900s, is for sale at retailers and at Barbie.com.
She is holding a book written in braille, and there is braille on the packaging of the doll.
Helen was born in 1880 and lost her vision and hearing to an illness a couple of years later. But she worked hard and didn't let this stop her from achieving more than most women managed at the time.
She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor's degree and accomplished many firsts after that.
The Helen Keller doll makes a great gift for a girl.
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The newest addition to the Inspiring Women line of Barbie dolls would make a great gift for any child over 6 or any woman who needs to be reminded that overcoming obstacles is part of life. Few people overcame so many — and achieved so much — as Helen Keller.
The doll is fully posable, and her packaging was designed in partnership with the National Federation of the Blind and includes braille that makes it easy to read for sighted and nonsighted fans. Like all the dolls in this line, she comes with a doll stand and a certificate of authenticity.
There's an Ella Fitzgerald doll in this line, too!
If you are a collector of the Inspiring Women line — or want to become one — why not add Ella Fitzgerald to your cart, too?
She comes with a microphone and stand, both of which have a vintage look and, like Helen, is fully articulated.
Ella was one of the most popular singers of all time, and that dress the doll is wearing is gorgeous.
Billie Jean King is also an Inspiring Woman Barbie.
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While you are collecting Inspiring Women dolls from this Barbie line, why not add Billie Jean King to your cart?
In 1973, this legendary tennis player defeated a formidable male player in a globally televised match that was called the Battle of the Sexes. She had to put up with a lot of sexism to get to that point, and the way she handled it all was certainly inspiring to all women.
Maybe also watch the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes while admiring your new Barbie?
Sally Ride was the first American woman to go to space.
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride went into space aboard the space shuttle Challenger, making her the first American woman — and the youngest American — ever to go into space.
She didn't set out to be an astronaut, but she did love science. When she was finishing her PhD in physics, she saw an article in the student paper announcing that NASA was recruiting women into the astronaut corps for the first time. She applied and was one of six women accepted.
Her doll is wearing a blue flight suit, modeled after Sally's own, with Challenger and NASA insignias.
Rosa Parks is an Inspiring Woman in this line.
Rosa Louise Parks was a seamstress and activist when, on December 1, 1955, she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. That simple act of defiance against an unjust system started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which played a significant role in the civil rights movement.
The doll is dressed in clothes appropriate to the era and comes with a doll stand.
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