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For One Lifelong Fan, ‘Barbie’ Had an Incredible, Unexpected Emotional Power

A DREAM COME TRUE

For Brooke, seeing “Barbie” as an adult sent childhood memories of playing with Barbie as a child flooding back—some pleasant, others painful. The end result: ultimate catharsis.

Brooke Leigh Howard
Brooke Leigh Howard 

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An illustration including Toy Barbie Dolls and the 1998 Barbie Deluxe Dreamhouse
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway / Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Getty
Brooke Leigh Howard

Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

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