On March 9, 1959, in the Flatiron district of New York, co-founder of Mattel Ruth Handler launched her latest—and perhaps most daring—creation: Barbie. Standing at 11.5 inches tall, the sultry-eyed ...
And some see the original Barbie as Jewish like Handler ... In the 1950s, the only dolls on the market were baby dolls, presuming that girls wanted to play at being mothers.
People around the world are currently obsessed with Barbie, with the film of the same name proving to be a box office hit. But one Derbyshire woman was on the bandwagon way before the resurgence ...