Cabbage Patch Dolls

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Cabbage Patch Family

And finally, last of all, we meet the Cabbage Patch babies. Don't you just have to smile at them, all decked out in their grown-up clothes? The sports uniforms are so cute. These are some of the few dolls in the Afro American Museum exhibit that might appeal to boys. Cabbage Patch dolls were first manufactured in 1978 under the name Little People. They reached their height in the 80's, but continue to be sold today. I remember growing up with several Cabbage Patch dolls, including the bald-headed Baby Rose doll who always had to wear her little pink hood. My sister's doll was named Lily, and believe it or not, she was identical to the astronaut doll in the display. At first we thought Lily had decided to go to space! I must say, a Cabbage Patch doll looks pretty good in a spacesuit!

Lily the Astronaut