The Barbie doll is one of the most recognizable toys in the world, and it’s all thanks to a woman named Ruth Handler. In 1959, when Handler introduced Barbie, the toy quickly took the world by ...

Who created Barbie and why? Mattel Inc. produces Barbie, an American fashion doll. On March 29, 1959, they were launched. It was created by Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, who was inspired by ...

Let’s Call Her Barbie” by Renée Rosen  c.2025 / Berkley / $19 / 432 pages Looking great is serious business. Skincare, hair ...

The inspiration for Barbie came from an observation Ruth Handler made while watching her daughter, Barbara, play with paper dolls. Ruth noticed that Barbara and her friends often preferred playing ...

Ruth Handler was steadfast in making sure Barbie was a grown-up doll with a grown-up figure so girls could imagine their own futures at a time when women’s career options were limited.

Let’s track Barbie’s journey… Ever since the first doll was released in 1959, Barbie has been criticised by feminists. Mattel founder Ruth Handler based the doll’s physique on a German ...

Robert Mora/Getty Images The 3,200-square-foot Century City residence was purchased from the real Barbie herself—Barbara Handler Segal, daughter of Mattel cofounders Ruth and Elliot Handler—by ...

Created in 1959 by Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel with her husband Elliot Handler, Barbie was inspired by “watching their daughter play with make-believe paper dolls of adult women”.

The official synopsis, as released by Sky, reads: “While the triumph of the world’s most talked about doll has been widely documented, this film reveals the untold story of Barbie’s Mum and Dad, Ruth ...