Barbara Millicent Roberts—better known as Barbie—is one of the most recognizable faces and toys in the world. Created by businesswoman Ruth Handler and launched by Mattel in 1959, Barbie quickly became an inextricable part of the American cultural fabric, ultimately inspiring everything from hyper-feminine Barbiecore aesthetics to rousing conversations on feminism, beauty ideals, and commercialism.
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