Barbie and Ruth Handler: A History
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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Barbie's Effect on Our Little Psyches
Barbie was created during a time when the women's movement was heating up in the United States. Barbie can live at those proportions, but it is an unrealistic expectation of female beauty. Seeing her as a real person, you're like, "Oh, okay" But people are still very divided about that issue.
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