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"Let’s Call Her Barbie" – a novel about Ruth Handler and the creation of the doll that would become a cultural juggernaut. Rosen’s other novels include "Fifth Avenue Glamor Girl," "The ...

The idea of a teenage fashion doll came to Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel Toys, as she watched her daughter playing with her two-dimensional paper fashion dolls. The child was imagining her ...

About the book: “Let’s Call Her Barbie” by Renée Rosen is a fictionalized account of Ruth Handler’s journey in creating the iconic Barbie doll, exploring her personal struggles ...

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

Skincare, hair care, makeup, and jewelry, it all takes time to get it right. You might watch your weight. You keep tabs on ...

The incredible success of Barbie has been documented before, but the story concentrated on in this documentary is that of her mum and dad, Ruth Handler and Jack Ryan. One, a poor Polish Jewish ...

Sosie Bacon impressed me when she played a traumatized character in the 2022 horror film Smile, and I'm curious about her ...

Mattel will celebrate its 80th anniversary with a limited edition collection of the brand's most iconic products ...

EMMA (53D: Titular Jane Austen protagonist) Jane Austen's novel, EMMA, was originally published in 1815. The titular protagonist, EMMA, is a young woman with a propensity toward matchmaking and ...