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Board game:Barbie's Keys to Fame Game by Mattel

Mattel, Inc.1963

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

By 1963 the Barbie doll, and its many clothing and accessories, sold well all over the country. Mattel produced a board game that year, named for Barbie but centered on career choices for girls. There may be a very small educational aspect to this game, as players collect cards marked with traits each of the eight possible career choices might posses. A teacher, for example, needed "patience" as a trait. Beyond this, however, only the career "astronaut" pointed towards the kind of non-traditional career to which Barbie eventually aspired.

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  • Title: Board game:Barbie's Keys to Fame Game by Mattel
  • Creator: Mattel, Inc.
  • Date Created: 1963, 1963
  • Location: Hawthorne, CA, Hawthorne, CA
  • Subject Keywords: Barbie, girl, Barbie, girl
  • Type: Board Games, Board Games
  • Medium: printed paper, plastic
  • Object ID: 116.396, 116.396
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