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J.M. April 27,2010 Period 1

Barbie Doll. J.M. April 27,2010 Period 1. Sound: Free Play Music, Big Top 30 , May 7 th , 2010, www.freeplaymusic.com. This is the inventor of the Barbie Doll, Ruth Handler, who invented it in 1959.

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J.M. April 27,2010 Period 1

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  1. Barbie Doll J.M. April 27,2010 Period 1 Sound: Free Play Music, Big Top 30, May 7th, 2010, www.freeplaymusic.com

  2. This is the inventor of the Barbie Doll, Ruth Handler, who invented it in 1959. Lemelson-MIT Program, Ruth Handler, May 10, 2010, http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/handler.html

  3. Invention: Barbie Doll • The doll was invented in 1959 • A doll from Germany, the “Lilli” doll was where Ruth Handler got the idea for the look. • It was introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City. • The doll had it’s first bendable legs in The year of 1965 • First year on the market, 351,00 dolls were sold at $3 each made Ruth Handler rich

  4. Inventor: Ruth Handler • Ruth got the idea from watching her daughter and her friends playing with paper or cardboard dolls • Thought she should show girls what they could be when they were older • Also, she invented Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, and got the name from her son • Her daughter’s name was Barbara and that’s where she got Barbie from. • Ruth also had breast cancer while going through all this hard work of making the dolls and she still did it

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