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Honor McConnell

Honor McConnell
BA Student in History at Eugene Lang College at The New School
Feminism

The Barbie Curse

Can a girl’s first icon of can-do power ever be good enough?

August 30, 2023 • by Honor McConnell
Barbie is the most popular doll in the world, and the most hated....

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