Repost from @mochapodcastsnetwork • Yasssss!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Madam C.J. Walker, the first documented self-made woman millionaire, will soon have a doll in her honor as part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women collection. Walker’s great-great granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, is hopeful that the doll (with its adorable mini hair products) will introduce the story of the historical figure to an expanded audience. Mattel enlisted Bundles, a journalist and historian, to assist in the development of the figurine. Besides being a descendent of the hair pioneer, Bundles has also spent years studying her great-great grandmother’s legacy. “Mattel and Barbie have a very cloned science about how to develop these dolls and involve people who know about the figure,” she says. “I was glad to be a part of it and provide in-depth knowledge of Madam Walker.” Source: Essence #barbie #mattel #madamcjwalker #blackexcellence