National Barbie Collecting Examiner

I was just invited to write a new Barbie column for the National Examiner. This will be in addition to my local Doll Collecting column for the Nashville Examiner! Here are my first two articles:


Barbie Collecting Examiner's Articles

Barbie 101: Who is Barbie? All about Barbie dolls
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Barbie® Doll Origins 
In 1959, the first Barbie dolls debuted at Toy Fair. These innovative dolls came with blond and brunette hair styled in Barbie's signature ponytail....
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Barbie names top ten women to watch in 2010: Danica Patrick, J.K. Rowling, Gretchen Bleiler, more
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Barbie® Names 10 Women to Watch in 2010 
With over 125 careers to her name and having recently announced her next two careers (with many more surely to follow), Barbie doll has been inspiring girls to dream, discover and overcome since she launched her first career as a teenage fashion model in 1959...
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