This week’s blog was inspired by a photo that I found this weekend. While looking for pictures to include in a scrapbook for my grandma I came across this picture of my Mom from the summer. I spent the summer in Washington, D.C. for an internship that I had with the congresswoman of my district. My family came down at the end of the summer and stayed with me and spent a few days traveling the city. Of course we went to all of the Smithsonian Museums, and since the American History museum was closed for renovations. Luckily the National Air and Space Museum featured ‘Treasures of American History.’ And as shown in the picture, there was a display featuring an old Barbie and a carrying case. My Mom immediately recognized the case and Barbie on display were the exact set that she had as a little girl. As soon as we went home, my Mom pulled out her old case and some of her Barbies. To see how she still had everything neatly packed away, made me really see how much she cherished her Barbies. Reminiscing, she showed my some of the different styles of clothing that were her favorites and even some that she had sewn herself. And although, kids today have boxes of accessories and different styled dolls, I thought it was so interesting to compare the old Barbie to my own Barbies that I had saved at home. All in all it just made me really think how much Mattel’s Barbie has influenced girls from my Mom’s childhood years to my own, and I was glad to see that it was recognized by the Smithsonian organization. I will be curious to see if the display changes once the renovations to the American History Museum are complete.
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