Document Type

Article

What is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?

Authors

Kay Hyatt, College of Education, University of Maine

Publication Date

5-29-1997

Abstract/ Summary

Barbie has a new friend. So what, you ask? Why has this new doll caught the attention of the national news media? Because Barbie1s friend has a disability. She uses a wheelchair. She is purported to be a symbol of diversity.

Repository Citation

Hyatt, Kay, "What is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?" (1997). General University of Maine Publications. 1818.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/1818

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