How created Barbie dolls?

The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, whose own daughter was named Barbara. Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Barbie's job was to serve as a teenage fashion doll. The Ken doll was named after Ruth's son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. read more

The doll was marketed as a"Teen-age Fashion Model," with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production. read more

barbie was created by ruth handler — INVENTOR, WIFE, MOTHER. Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, observed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls for hours. This sparked Ruth's vision to create a 3-D doll for girls to play out their dreams. Then, in 1959, the first Barbie doll-named after Ruth's daughter-made its debut at New York Toy Fair. read more

Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.” -- Ruth Handler Ruth and Elliot Handler (shown here) founded Mattel Creations in 1945, and 14 years later, Ruth Handler gave the world the Barbie doll. read more