Believe it or not, Barbie originally was a real person. Her mother watched her and her girlfriends play with adult female dolls more than they did the baby dolls. Her mother knew it was just as important for young girls to imagine what it would be like to be grown up. Since most of the adult dolls available at that time were paper or cardboard, Barbie's mother decided to make a three-dimensional female adult doll
2006-08-02 15:59:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Barbara Handler is the womans name. It was her Mom Ruth, who came up with idea for a more realistic adult doll and went to work as a co-founder of Mattell in the late 1950's.
2006-08-02 16:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Sue F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barbara Roberts
2006-08-02 16:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's so cool! I didnt know that about Barbie!
I'm going to have to agree w/the previous answerers....it was Barbara I'm pretty sure!
2006-08-02 16:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by Viola Dragon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Susan
2006-08-02 16:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by tanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barbara, wasn't it?
2006-08-02 16:02:44 · answer #5 · answered by * tj * 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋