The first Baby Nancy dolls had rooted black synthetic hair that may have come from Mattel’s suppliers: long, fine and straight, it was styled into pigtails. By the end of 1969, the company was ...

The dolls come in a variety of skin tones, with extensions so they can have short or long hair and wear contemporary clothing styles that men and women have shared for decades. “Toys are a ...

a doll with no hair, a doll with a darker skin tone that uses a gold prosthetic limb, and a Ken with long rooted hair (all for the first-time)." Mattel worked with a dermatologist to ensure that ...

Her friends at school could flick their hair; it was fine, flowy, and long. Isha’s hair was not like that ... “It’s not you exactly, baby. It’s a doll that looks like you,” Khulile said. “She’s ...