The doll has the Mattel female curvy body which is articulated at the neck (twists, tilts, and small up and down motion), shoulders and hips(ball joints), knees, elbows, and wrists. A black plastic replica of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is also included. The earrings and ring push into small holes. The Angelou celebrity doll is adorned with removable gold plastic ring, two bangle bracelets, a watch bracelet, and earrings. The finger nails are painted a burnt orange, the toe nails bare. The face has dot-painted eyes and peach lipstick painted lips with painted white teeth. The doll’s rooted hair underneath is a tightly curled medium length Afro style with a black plastic headband around the hair line. On the feet are white plastic open toe hi heel sandals. It doesn’t unwrap, so with photo guidance it’s relatively easy to put it back on. The head wrap is also removable in one piece after clipping a a thread on each side attaching it the doll’s scalp. The cotton-like dress is removable and has a Velcro opening in the back. The Angelou doll comes wearing a matching floral black and orange floor length dress and head wrap. Actually seeing that they can makes all the difference. Girls need more role models like Maya Angelou because imagining they can be anything is just the beginning. Maya Angelou endeared herself to readers around the world, and her indomitable spirit continues to serve as an inspiration. Angelou also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010, the highest honor for a U.S. In addition to over fifty honorary doctorates, numerous awards, and accolades, Dr.
Angelou want on to further cement her place in history, becoming the first African American and female inaugural poet to speak at a U.S Presidential Inauguration in 1993. Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1960, Dr Angelou headed the New York office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, one of the principal fundraising organizations used by Dr. Angelou’s early life in the segregated South and how she rose above racism, childhood trauma and adversity to find her voice as a woman and a writer.
Nominated for a National Book Award, the memoir was a gripping account of Dr. Angelou took on the challenge of writing her prolific autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, published in 1970. After joining the Harlem Writers Guild in the 1950s, Dr. Maya Angelou used her unique writing style to connect with people through books, poems, songs, and film. With a multi-hyphenate career as a writer, author, activist, and teacher, Dr.
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The Inspiring Womenâ„¢ Series pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time courageous women who took risks, changes rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before. “IF YOU’RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BE NORMAL, YOU MANY NEVER KNOW HOW AMAZING YOU CAN BE” – MAYA ANGELOUīarbie® recognizes all femal role models.