How old is Barbie, Ken, Skipper, Kelly?

[Larry J. Cull]

Can anyone provide the ages of Barbie, Ken, Skipper, Kelly and others?
(how old they are supposed to be, not how long they've been around)
Also, where is it documented? I've looked everywhere but can't
find it. My 1st grade daughter is thinking about doing a science
project on the whether the relative size, shapes, and weights are
accurate. But she needs to compare doll sizes & weights with average
sizes and weights of humans at the same age.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Patricia V. Lehman]

Not being a Barbie collector, I immediately sold the book I once owned
about Barbie going to Hawaii. I believe she was 17 -- certainly she was
still in high school but could drive a car. However, I don't think
Barbie has a specific age, since she's supposed to be able to be anything
(for instance, when she's a doctor, she's not a Doobie Howser.)

Still, I think 17 or 18 would be a reasonable basis for comparison.

Tish Lehman (p...@umich.edu)