New Barbies of Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo & Katherine Johnson are here!

Finally Barbie has a whole new look! For International Women’s Day Mattel has released 17 new Barbie dolls of women who were part of history or “women who broke barriers.”  The new Barbies include gold-winning Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, “Wonder Woman” filmmaker Patty Jenkins and boxing champion Nicola Adams. Historical Barbies in the ‘Inspiring Women’ line are modeled after artist Frida Kahlo, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and my personal favorite the lost pilot Amelia Earhart.

It’s great to see so many real-life role models being put into girl’s hands instead of well, say Malibu Barbie! “The [new Barbies] pay tribute to incredible heroines of their time; courageous women who took risks, changed rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before,” Mattel spokesperson Marissa Beck told CNN.

Mattel’s Amelia Earhart Barbie retails for $29.99 and is available on April 16, 2018.

After conducting a survey, Mattel found that “81% of mothers said they were concerned about the kind of role models their daughters were exposed to.”  So kudos to Mattel for honoring women who were pathfinders and turning them into a whole new version of Barbie.   Although, the Mattel website notes that the dolls were created for the adult collector, not for children.

Barbie has a whole new look! For International Women’s Day Mattel has made dolls of Barbie Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo and Katherine Johnson (Hidden Figures.)

The collection launches on March 8, International Women’s Day.  Other dolls in this new series are modeled on  Bindi Irwin, the Australian conservationist; British boxing champion Nicola Adams; Turkish windsurfing champion Cagla Kubat; French Michelin-starred chef Helene Darroze; Chinese volleyball champion Hui Ruoqi; German fashion designer Leyla Piedayesh; Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa; Polish author and journalist Martyna Wojciechowska; Italian soccer player Sara Gama; Chinese actress and philanthropist Xiaotong Guan; Chinese ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan; and Vicky Martin Berrocal, Spanish designer and entrepreneur.

The dolls retail for $29.99 US and are available to order on the Mattel website.