Wearing a floral-patterned headscarf, dress, and jewelry, Angelou doll joins, among others, toy manufacturer Rosa Parks, an African-American civil rights activist Rosa Parks and English nurse Florence Nightingale, the creator of the nursing profession and training, Theilap. online edition.
Born in 1928, Angelou’s first work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, became a bestseller novel, and she was one of the first African-American writers to write a highly acclaimed book.
He has published six autobiographical works, five volumes of essays and several volumes of poetry. He has been involved in the production of several plays and films, and has been awarded several prizes, including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American National Book Award.
He was actively involved in the civil rights struggle for blacks, working with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
U.S. President Bill Clinton wrote his poem On the Pulse of Morning for his 1993 inauguration, which he personally read at the event.
His screenplay in Georgia, Georgia (1972) was the first original screenplay written by a black woman to be filmed.
Angelou's son, Guy Johnson, said he was delighted to have his mother immortalized as a Barbie doll and hoped the game would "inspire new generations of teachers, writers and activists."
Angelou barbie is priced at $ 29.99 ($ 8,800) and a person can buy up to two babies. Demand for the game is indicated by the fact that there is already a shortage of stock on the internet.
(Source: marmalade.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)