She could sit down, stand up, gesture, make facial expressions, and answer questions and queries about the dairy industry and the dairy display from the crowds. A battery of women were hired to sit inside the doll to talk to both children and adults as they passed by. Artists used a photo and a lock of her hair to guide them in making the doll. It was the kind of surreal experience you don't soon forget, she said. That doll remained as a promotion at the Wisconsin State Fair for a number of years.
Nobody seems to know what became of the doll.
She traveled throughout the country promoting Wisconsin. Her duties ranged from hostessing cocktail parties to doing radio and television interviews. She was just as likely to wear a cocktail dress as a business suit. That was a big part of my job. I traveled around a lot, throughout the South and places like New York City.