Barbie and Modern Womanhood

Did Barbie really set the feminist movement back 50 years? Well...that depends on your perspective, but at least Barbie wasn't a girl's toy that required bottle feeding and diaper changes to stop her from crying...that's a win.

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Resources:

Toys as Agents of Gender Socialization

How toys became gendered

Barbie's careers though the years

What the Research Says: Gender-Typed Toys

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