Ruth Handler is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and serving as the first president of Mattel, a company she co-founded with her husband Elliot Handler, from 1945 to 1973.

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

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An iconic doll turns 66 on Sunday, and fans worldwide and in the Las Vegas valley are taking a nostalgic trip through her history. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler and ...

The first-ever Barbie doll was introduced to the world on March 9, 1959, at the American International Toy Fair. Barbie was the creation of businesswoman Ruth Handler for her daughter Barbara ...

Ruth Handler, noticed her daughter and her friends were more interested in the paper dolls that resembled adult women than they were in the baby dolls popular at the time. Handler saw Barbie as a ...

In case of abuse, Every doll tells a story, and today Barbie celebrates her birthday on March 9. As a creation born from the legacy of Ruth Handler, she embodies a narrative filled with cultural ...

And these dolls simply couldn't be called "Barbie ... Mitchell once asked Barbie creator Ruth Handler why there was no Black Barbie. Her question — and her continued questioning — kept ...

Let’s Call Her Barbie” is an intriguing look at the creation of Barbie, a tale of the importance of following one’s gut and ...

Leave it to Greta Gerwig to craft a Barbie movie that references everything from the history of Mattel to Stanley Kubrick films, Disney Channel originals and Michelangelo. From the in-jokes to the ...

Inventor Ruth Handler first introduced the pint-sized plastic doll to the world at a Toy Fair in New York City on March 9 1959. In celebration of the milestone, retired American tennis player ...