com/blog/buzz/mattel-announces-ibtihaj-muhammad-doll-the-first-barbie-wear-hijab/6TdsqFXRdnRE7h70LZMUhK/">inspired by Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Barbie to wear a hijab. p>

1968: Barbie gets a Black friend she can share clothes with

A Black doll Barbie says in the book, laughing. html">Barbie's historical timeline, and read through “The Story of the Barbie Doll” by Kitturah B. p>

1979: Barbie gets tan lines

As the ‘80s approached, Barbie wanted to relax in the sun and not worry about sunscreen.p>

2016: Barbie's new body makes the cover of Time

Barbie's curvier figure made the cover of Time magazine the year Mattel introduced three new body types: tall, curvy, and petite. p>

1987: Barbie becomes a doctor

Barbie came out of the operating room and into general practice in 1987.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/04/25/tiny-shoulders-rethinking-barbie-hulu-documentary-curvy-doll/540663002/">part of Barbie's mission going forward, because “it's what the world looks like,” according to Kim Culmone, vice president of Barbie design. com/stories/3119/history-women-space">cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, Miss Astronaut Barbie hit the market.