Barbie Creator Dead
From the NYTimes:
Handler, Creator of Barbie Doll, Dies
Ruth Handler, who created Barbie, the world’s most popular doll and an American icon that helped shape girls’ dreams while infuriating feminists, has died. She was 85.
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Since Handler’s creation, named for her daughter Barbara, was introduced in 1959 it has become a touchstone of cultural politics.
The impossibly well-endowed doll – her original figure would be about 39-18-33 if she were human – has drawn the ire of feminists, inspired artists and intrigued academics around the world. Barbie even was placed in the official “America’s Time Capsule” buried in 1976.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2002.04.29 (Mon) • 12:25
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