~The Good Housekeeping website gives  a  wonderful slideshow of Barbie’s various careers.

       ~TopTenz gave a list of the author’s top ten favorite Barbie dolls, and it was very beneficial.

~A website that helped me realize the traumatic influence that Barbies can have on a young girl’s self-esteem was one that teaches girls to Find your true Beauty.

~Dwyer and Michaels introduced me to the perfection seeking couple, Kendall and Jackson.

~A blog titled Barbie and You provided me with plenty of interesting resources and videos.

~Vintage Barbie gave me a concise biography of the co-founder of Mattel, Ruth Handler.

~In the article, “Black Barbie Gets Real”, I learned more of the new “So in Style” line of African American Barbies.

~I Met the Islamic Barbie from reading an article that talked about the Razanne doll.

~The Real Barbie World listed several controversies concerning America’s favorite fashion doll.

~Robin Gerber’s book Barbie and Ruth, was my most useful reference.