Barbie and Ruth Handler: A History
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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The History of Barbie
Hattie McDaniel played Bula on the radio for five years. She was the one that catapulted that into one of the most popular radio shows of the time. The Barbie doll fashioned after Julia, who was based on Diane Carroll, just changed the head and popped it on the Christie body.
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