Login with Patreon
The toys were inspired by the #ToyLikeMe campaign, which hopes to bring diversity into the toy box.
They’re even trying to create dolls with made-to-order birthmarks!
Toy company designing dolls with disabilities
Related Posts
Armenian Women in Arms
Club Jacobin (Armenian women, 1895. (To the right, Eghisapet...) Armenian women, 1895. (To the right, Eghisapet Sultanian, great grandmother of…
Congress approves Arlington cemetery burials for female WWII pilots
In 2015, the US Army revoked the right of Women Airforce Service Pilots to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In response, Congress passed a law ensuring that right.
World Nomad Games
The World Nomad Games include eagle hunting, acrobatic archery, horseback wrestling, throwing javelins at people on horseback, and setting people on fire. The Olympics needs to up its game.
Safiya al Bibissi
Safiya Al Balbissi walks assertively, like a queen. With great self-confidence and talent, she drives a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance through the streets and alleys of Tulkarem Governorate. She has become a familiar sight for many Palestinians, although some people continue to raise astonished eyebrows when they see her behind the wheel.
No one asked her to prom, so she took her Harvard acceptance letter
"I took a date that was pretty low maintenance, so I didn't have to pay for his dinner."
Random Princesses
Zenobia
3rd century Rome had a major woman problem. Her name was Zenobia, and she took over a huge chunk of their empire in her brief and tumultuous career as rebel queen.
Tsuruhime Ohori
When invaders threatened her island home, she declared herself a living god, raised an army, and fought them tooth, nail, and occasional grenade.
Kumander Liwayway
When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, this beauty queen traded face powders for explosive ones.
Pope Joan
This pope was largely assumed to be male until she gave birth in the midst of a procession - and largely assumed to be factual until the 13th century.
Onorata Rodiani
When an unrequited admirer began threatening her, this early fresco painter became one of history's first warrior artists.