Envelope made by Bryon (the USA), with the selvage of the Barbie stamps. It included the firefighter and the paleontologist Barbie (you can be anything). And, suitably, a Little Women stamp (where they are reading a letter!!):
And yet, weeks later... a postcard with the same theme! A postcard with a quotation of Louisa May Alcott:
With a matching stamp, and two more little women on the back: the surgeon and the astronaut Barbie.
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And still another related postcard, sent by Marina (the USA)!
When Barbie was introduced in 1959, women were expected to be full-time mothers and homemakers, and toys reflected this. The market consisted mostly in baby dolls. Portraying everything from astronauts to surgeons to reporters and rappers, Barbie has enabled girls to aspire to other careers through role-play.
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