and marries the boy too. This married girl and boy are Ruth and Elliot Handler. They raise two children and they called them Barbara and Kenneth. Sounds familiar? In the mid 40’s‚ Elliot began to use the scraps of wood from picture frames to make doll furniture. This was the beginning of their toy business. In 1945‚ the Handlers joined their closest friend called Harold Mattson‚ to form a company called MATTEL as MATT and Elliot. When Ruth visited Switzerland‚ she purchased a German doll called
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Handler (nicknamed Barbie). One day Barbie’s mother‚ Ruth‚ watch her daughter & friends play with paper cutouts of women‚ which were very popular at the time. Ruth realized all the dolls on the market at the time were baby dolls. Ruth suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband‚ Elliot‚ a co-founder of Mattel toy company. He wasn’t enthusiastic about the idea. Neither were Mattel’s directors. It wasn’t until 1956‚ when Ruth took a trip to Europe with her children‚ Barbara & Kenneth
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speaking about the History‚ popularity‚ and controversies of the Barbie doll. The Barbie doll was invented by a woman named Ruth Handler in 1959. Ruth had a daughter named Barbra and noticed that she would make paper dolls and enjoyed giving them adult roles. During that time there were not many dolls that were adult like. Most represented infants known as the baby doll. Ruth shared her idea with her husband who was the co founder of the Mattel Toy Company. Initially he was unenthusiastic about the
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great purposes in writing Patterns of Culture was to point out the extraordinary diversity among cultures and‚ specifically‚ to show that individuals are products of their culture just as their culture is the product of individuals” (Benedict 302). Ruth Benedict’s “The Individual and the Pattern of Culture” is an essay in which she talks about an individual and their relationship with their society. She also explores differences between societies and cultures that are located in diverse regions.
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Tough times never last‚ but tough people do. Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an athlete who played eight different sports during The Great Depression. In 1930s‚ American families struggled economically‚ however playing many sports during these years was a worse time for Babe. She was treated differently because of her gender. She was called “a third sex” because she participated with men in sports like baseball and golf. However‚ she did not allow people to bring her down and was very confident
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blessings were to be given to the descendants of Abraham. Ruth The book of Ruth writer or author was anonymous‚ however the possibly author could be Nathan. The date it was written was between 1020-1000 BC. The timeline of this book is interweaved throughout the period of the Judges. The key characters or personalities include Ruth‚ Naomi‚ and Boaz. The book of Ruth is a narrative love story. The book of Ruth is a story of Ruth and Boaz and it exemplifies the theory of redemption. The purpose
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the next. She was exciting and completely different from the clinging Betsy Westsys and Chatty Cathys that little girls were used to. In Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll‚ M. G. Lord tells the story of Barbie’s creators. Ruth Handler‚ the youngest of ten siblings‚ worked as a stenographer for Paramount Pictures as a young woman. Her husband Elliott designed light fixtures and studied art. In 1937‚ they had moved from Colorado to California where they gambled their life
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Beyond Backlash By Ruth Rosen 1. In the reading Beyond Backlash Ruth Rosen discusses that when succeeding in women activism there are going to be complications and it is sometimes going to seem that by solving one problem another problem is created‚ but this is necessary to maintain succession. She says that people are afraid to support and succeed in something because of the backlash that will result and talks about why they should act anyway. Another thing Rosen really wants to get across is global feminism
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10: Jewish Diaspora Literature Ethnicity plays a pivotal role in shaping individual identities and societal dynamics‚ especially in narratives like Esther and Ruth. These biblical tales offer detailed insights into how characters navigate their Jewish identity within Gentile environments and among other Jews. The narratives of Esther and Ruth show the obscured tangle of Jewish identity within Gentile environments and among other Jews‚ offering contrasting perspectives that highlight the tension between
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businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories‚ including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years‚ and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits‚ often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. Transition: the history of Barbie Ruth Handler watched
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