Mattel Just Released The Dr. Jane Goodall Doll As The Newest Addition To The Barbie Inspiring Women Series
In 2018, Mattel launched the Barbie Inspiring Women Series on International Women’s Day to honor female historical role models and motivate future generations of women.
And just two days ago, Mattel released their newest addition to the series– Dr. Jane Goodall.
Jane Goodall is an English primatologist who, at only twenty-six years old, traveled to Tanzania and began studying wild chimpanzees in 1960.
From that day forward, Goodall dedicated nearly sixty years of her life to understanding primates and advocating for the protection of chimpanzees from extinction.
She is now eighty-eight years old and continues to travel the world in hopes of furthering primate education.
Goodall delivers speeches about threats facing the chimps, the global climate crisis, and more.
Her contributions as a scientist, conservationist, peacemaker, and mentor have been revered across the globe.
Since 1963, Goodall has received over one hundred awards and forty honorary degrees from international institutions.
Mattel; pictured above is the Dr. Jane Goodall Barbie doll
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Now, her legacy will continue to live on in Barbie form– inspiring more young girls to push the bounds of male-dominated fields.
In fact, Goodall published a short memoir on this topic in a 2018 edition of Time Magazine.
“When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man because I wanted to do things that women did not do back then– such as traveling to Africa, living with wild animals, and writing books,” Goodall opened.
She went on to explain how being a woman only helped her prosper in primatology– not just because women are equally as capable as men, but also because women bring something new to the table.
“Because I succeeded in a scientific world largely dominated by men, I have been described as a feminist role model. But, I never think of myself in that way,” Goodall said.
“Although the feminist movement today is different, many women who have succeeded have done so by emphasizing their masculine characteristics,” she continued.
“But, we need feminine qualities to be both accepted and respected– and in many countries, this is beginning to happen.”
Now, little girls across the globe can play with and learn from their own Jane Goodall Barbie doll.
The doll is made from recycled plastic– which aligns with Goodall’s mission of environmental conservation– and comes with a miniature chimpanzee, a pair of binoculars, and a notebook.
To learn more about the brand new doll and get yours today, you can visit Mattel’s website linked here.
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