A post to X read: “Happy 65th Birthday, @barbie. Shout out to Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, and Handler’s daughter Barbara, for whom Barbie is named.” Barbie, full name Barbara ...

The inspiration for Barbie came from an observation Ruth Handler made while watching her daughter, Barbara, play with paper ...

Shout out to Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, and Handler’s daughter Barbara, for whom Barbie is named.” Barbie, full name Barbara Millicent Roberts, was named after Handler’s daughter ...