Witness History: Archive 2014 - The Creation of Barbie

The first Barbie doll was sold in 1959. The woman at Mattel who created it describes how it took years to convince her male colleagues that it would sell.

Picture: Ruth and Elliot Handler, creators of Barbie, courtesy of Mattel Inc

Published on Wednesday, 12th March 2014.

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