Barbie and Ruth : The Story of the Worlds Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

English

ISBN: 0061341312

EAN: 9780061341311

Category: Antiques & Collectibles / Dolls/Crafts & Hobbies / Toymaking/Biography & Autobiography / General/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 03/31/2009

Synopsis: The tragic and redeeming story of how one visionary woman built the biggest toy company in the world and created a global icon.Barbie and Ruth is the entwined story of two exceptional women. Theres Barbie: the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair who became the treasure of 90 percent of American girls and their counterparts in 150 countries. She went on to compete as an Olympic athlete, serve as an air force pilot, work as a boutique owner, run as a presidential candidate, and ignite a cultural firestorm.And then theres Ruth Handler, Barbies creator: the tenth child of Polish Jewish immigrants, a passionately competitive and creative business pioneer, and a mother and wife who wanted it all. After a business scandal that forced Ruth out of Mattel, the company she founded, she drew on her experience as a breast cancer survivor to start a business that changed womens lives. She was ultimately honored as a pioneer, humanitarian, and masterful entrepreneur.Based on original research, extensive interviews, and previously unavailable material, Barbie and Ruth tells the fascinating story of how two women forever changed American business and culture.

Barbie and Ruth : The Story of the Worlds Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.05 inches

Width: 6.63 inches

Length: 9.38 inches

Weight: 16.05 oz

Pages: 288