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Barbie was named after Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth and Elliott Handler, who founded the Mattel Co. Barbie is not a company; she is made by Mattel.
Ruth Handler and Mattel introduced the Barbie doll at Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. Mattel may have receipts from 1959 listing which store buyers bought the doll, but if there are records, they've never been made public.
Mattel sold the Butterfly Art Barbie doll in 2000.
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Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman and inventor of the Barbie doll. She was the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc. She died from complications of surgery for colon cancer on April 27, 2002 at the age of 85 years old.
Barbie Roberts-after Barbara Handler Segal, Ruth Handler's daughter Ken Carson--after Kenneth Handler, Ruth's son Allan--after Barbara's husband Allan Segal Todd--after Barbara's son Todd Roberts and Carson are from the Carson-Roberts Advertising Agency, which worked with Mattel in the early 1960s.
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United States of America, Matson and Elliott company- later- Mattel, now you know where the name comes from. the designer was one Ruth Handler.
This link has a great deal of information about Handler. oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00324 Ruth Handler was born November 4,1916. Ruth Handler invented the 19th century first ever Barbie doll. Barbie was invented in 1959, with its release December 1959. Ruth Handler was 43 yrs old. Toy furniture for 10-inch dolls in the 1950s According to research, she never sold her share in the Mattel company. The family are still stockholders in the company and the Handers never sold out. Ruth stepped down from management, but never sold her holdings.
She invented the Barbie doll.
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It was made for Ruth handler's daughter.