Ruth and Elliot Handler founded Mattel Creations in 1945, and 14 years later, Ruth Handler gave the world the Barbie® doll.. Mattel
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The inspiration for Barbie® came as Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara (pictured with family) playing with paper dolls and using them to play adult or teenage make-believe, imagining roles as college students, cheerleaders and adults with careers.. Mattel
Mattel’s “Teen-Age Fashion Model” was introduced at New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959.. Mattel
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Designer Robert Best created Pink Ribbon™ Barbie® doll as a tribute to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.. Mattel
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After more than 40 years together Barbie and her beau call it quits.. Mattel
