Barbie has some inspiring company.

Mattel recently launched a line of dolls featuring powerful women in honor of International Women’s Day.

Mattel tweeted about the new “sheroes,” which include NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; artist Frida Kahlo; Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim; Chinese ballerina Yaun Yaun Tan; U.S. fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad; and Bindi Irwin, conservationist.

There are 17 dolls in all.

The new group of dolls, called The Inspiring Women series.

About the Author

Keep Reading

Cover image of "Act ll: Cowboy Carter" by Beyonce. (Parkwood Entertainment/TNS)

Credit: TNS

Featured

Scott Jackson (right), business service consultant for WorkSource Fulton, helps job seekers with their applications in a mobile career center at a job fair hosted by Goodwill Career Center in Atlanta. (Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC)

Credit: Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC