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Barbie’s New Doll Will Honor NASA Mathematician, Katherine Johnson

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Barbie’s New Doll Will Honor NASA Mathematician, Katherine Johnson

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Mattel just announced that they are going to make a Barbie based on Alpha Kappa Alpha member and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson!

Johnson, who is best known for calculating and verifying trajectories for NASA’s Mercury and Apollo programs and was celebrated in the 2016 Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures where she was played by Taraji P. Henson, will be among the first three historical figures to be honored in Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” doll series alongside Amelia Earhart and Frida Kahlo.

The new line was revealed on Tuesday (March 6) just in time for International Women’s Day on Thursday. The Barbie “Inspiring Women” Katherine Johnson doll honors “the achievements of a pioneer who broke through barriers…

Please read original article Barbie’s New Doll Will Honor NASA Mathematician, Katherine Johnson posted on Healthy Black Girls on 9 March 2018 | 1:42 pm —

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