A California woman calls herself a "plus-sized" Barbie. She said she's accepted her larger body size and is full of confidence, just as the popular toy doll is, she said.

As soon as she spotted it, Grace Caroline told Newsweek that she "immediately recognized the significance of this Barbie" and ...

Barbie is honoring women in music with two new dolls representing two important roles: musical artist and tour manager.. The doll brand teamed up with Grammy award-winning singer Alicia Keys, her ...

Either apparently wholesome mom Barbara Handler named the doll for her daughter, or sex-obsessed missile designer Jack Ryan used his “ideal woman” as a model.

Before Barbie's official debut in 1959, most young girls were given baby dolls as toys, meaning that they often found ...

Mattel released eight new one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls for International Women's Day, honoring female friendship. The dolls are modeled after gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey, disability ...

As the Barbie doll’s popularity boomed in the 1960s, her name did, too. Some real-life Barbies have embraced the name – and have fond memories of their Barbie dolls – while some Barbaras ...

A Woman's Parents Gift Her a One-of-a-Kind Barbie for Her Birthday, and 1 Detail About the Surprise Completely Moves Her to Tears TikTok creator Berenice Castro, who posts under the name Benulus ...

Even the first Barbie Dreamhouse in 1962 did not include a kitchen or cleaning supplies, but a casual and fun independent living space for the doll—a novel idea for women at the time—while ...

Ann's mother knitted a sweater for her Barbie doll with an "R" on it to represent her brother's high school Ann Batchelder. I was 11 years old by then and starting to understand that women were ...

In Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated “Barbie” movie, which opens in theaters Friday, “Insecure” actress Issa Rae brings some black power to the iconic doll’s pink world as President ...

Barbie – which in the doll's case, is short for Barbara Millicent Roberts – was already a nickname for Barbara long before Mattel's version hit the shelves, and a name some parents gave their ...