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Dolls inspired by pioneer women in STEM encourages girls to dream big

Marie Curie, Bessie Coleman and Ada Lovelace are some of the most iconic (and inspiring) examples  women in science, tech, engineering and maths (STEM).

Supriya Hobbs and Janna Eaves from the US have created a range of dolls modelled after these three women, called Miss Possible, aimed to give young girls access to strong, successful women role models by showing them real women who achieved great things.

Each doll has been designed as a ten-year-old version of Curie, Coleman and Lovelace, so that young women can relate to the character better.

“Early exposure to STEM is found to be extremely important to girls’ eventual success in those fields. We want to help girls see that these fields are fun, exciting, and accessible. Going beyond staring at a screen to actually DOING activities helps girls build skills and confidence in the very fields their role models pursued,” the Miss Possible site reads.

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Miss Possible also has an app that teaches girls skill-building through activities and games, and tells the story of each of the women behind the doll’s inspiration.

The Miss Possible team recently successfully funded a campaign on Indiegogo to manufacture the dolls, raising over $85 000, surpassing the $75 000 goal.

Miss Possible dolls will only be released in January next year and the first doll to be made available will be Marie Curie.

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Pre-orders, however, are now open on the Miss Possible site and the dolls will be shipped to customers worldwide once they are available. A fourth doll, suggested by backers of the Indiegogo campaign, will be revealed soon after the votes on which female pioneer in STEM received the most suggestions are counted.

[Source –FastCo Exist, Images – Indiegogo]

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