Handler was inspired to create Barbie after watching her daughter Barbara, the namesake of the doll, and her friends play with paper dolls. “I discovered something very important: They were ...

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And on March 9, 1959, Mattel introduced their new doll, Barbie, a teenage fashion model, at the American Toy Fair in New York ...

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara ... Ruth named the doll Barbie, after her daughter.

Born to Polish-Jewish immigrants, American entrepreneur and inventor Ruth Handler created Barbie, inspired by her daughter Barbara (Barbie’s boyfriend Ken would later be named for Ruth’s son ...

They are an unlikely duo, but are currently sharing a stage. Barbie and Julia Child are both comfortably ensconced at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.