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For Women's Equality Day, Mattel released two new barbie dolls depicting Sally Ride and Rosa Parks.
Ride was the first American female astronaut, and Parks is a well-known civil rights activist.
Mattel officials say the series "pays tribute to incredible heroines – courageous women who paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before."
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