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Barbie: The History of America’s Most Famous Doll
2025-07-30 19:00:00 2025-07-30 20:30:00 America/New_York Barbie: The History of America’s Most Famous Doll Historian Leslie Goddard, PhD, delves into the history of Barbie. Learn what inspired Mattel to develop Barbie, and Barbie’s impact on American culture. Rolling Meadows Library - Community Room

Wednesday, July 30
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-30 19:00:00 2025-07-30 20:30:00 America/New_York Barbie: The History of America’s Most Famous Doll Historian Leslie Goddard, PhD, delves into the history of Barbie. Learn what inspired Mattel to develop Barbie, and Barbie’s impact on American culture. Rolling Meadows Library - Community Room

Rolling Meadows Library

Community Room

Historian Leslie Goddard, PhD, delves into the history of Barbie. Learn what inspired Mattel to develop Barbie, and Barbie’s impact on American culture.

For more than 60 years, Barbie has been played with, analyzed, collected, criticized, and loved. In this illustrated lecture, historian Leslie Goddard, PhD, delves into the history of Barbie. Learn what inspired Mattel to develop Barbie, and Barbie’s impact on American culture.

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