The origins of the Barbie doll and her failures in maths and computing
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In the first episode of Season 2 the heroine of the story is none other than Barbie. Yes, Barbie the doll! Did you know that Barbie had a career as a computer engineer? Unfortunately, it wasn't a very successful one. With the help of Maria, we explore the origins of the Barbie doll and her failures in maths and computing. And yes, we also talk about the movie.

Lilli's Comic Strip

Lilli vs the original Barbie

Totally Hair Barbie

Teen Talk Barbie

Computer Engineer Barbie

Pages from the book of the Computer Engineer Barbie

Game Developer Barbie

Robotics Engineer Barbie and Casey Fiesler with the Robotics Engineer Barbie

Barbies modeled after real life STEM professionals