Ruth Handler
Ruth Handler
Ruth Marianna Handlerwas an American businesswoman and inventor. She served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is best remembered for inventing the Barbie doll...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 November 1916
CityDenver, CO
CountryUnited States of America
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It took us three years to even come close to catching up with the demand a little bit.
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We didn't know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent.
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I did not think this doll could ever be this huge.
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Through their play Barbara imagined their lives as adults. They used the dolls to reflect the adult world around them. They would sit and carry on conversations, making the dolls real people.
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They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women.
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Television speeded everything up.
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It's the degree of success and the length of time that is amazing.
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I thought the Barbie doll would always be successful.
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The doll had an adult shaped body, the thing that I had been trying to describe for years, and our guys said it couldn't be done.
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Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.
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I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.