While it’s only a coincidence Women’s History Month and Barbie’s birthday coincide, it’s true that Barbie has influenced generations of girls and women since the doll first debuted on March 9, 1959.
“I’ll have some cake, I’m not going to lie,” said Sonya Larson, a Barbie collector in the Kansas City area.
Only so many of Larson’s Barbies could make it into the temporary exhibit of Black Barbies at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. The collector said she has so many, she doesn’t know the exact amount, but she estimates her collection sits around 1,000.
“That is the biggest thing for me, was being able to show that there are tons of Black Barbies out there that most people don’t even know,” she said…