For nearly seven decades, Mattel has sold Barbie as a true original: a revolutionary and empowering alternative to the baby ...

The original doll was not made by Mattel but by a business that perfected its practice making plaster casts of Hitler.

Barbie is one of the most successful children's toys in history, spawning a multimedia franchise that includes merchandise, video games and a live-action film. Since US toy giant Mattel launched the ...

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, ...