Barbie and Ruth Handler: A History
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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Ruth and the Barbie Doll
Lily was an 11 and a half inch high doll wearing an outfit. Lily had fancy outfits you could buy. Companies were making dollhouse furniture, scaled to Lily's size. All over Europe, kids wanted a Lily doll. And already she is being used in the way that Barbie would be used in the future.
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