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Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy

English

By (author): Robin Gerber

Take an enthralling and richly illustrated trip through the official real-world story of the Barbie dollfrom groundbreaking toy to beacon of female empowerment.

Created in partnership with Mattel to celebrate Barbie dolls 65th anniversary and featuring rare images from their archives, Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy is a stunning tribute to the beloved pop culture icon that has echoed the taste, style, and events of every decade she has experienced.

Recall the joy of opening a brand-new Barbie box with this sumptuously designed book chronicling every step in the beloved dolls journey, from entrepreneurial pioneer Ruth Handlers creation of Barbie in 1959 to the record-breaking film in 2023, and beyond, including:
 

  • The Birth of Barbie Learn how Ruth Handler came up with the idea of a doll that allowed little girls to play at being women, then overcame a parade of challengesincluding disbelief from her male colleagues that mothers would buy their daughters an adult doll with full-grown breastsand persevered to create the wildly successful Barbie doll and prove her doubters wrong.
  • Breaking Boundaries Follow the path that Barbie took from teenage fashion model to over 200 different careers, including trailblazing roles like astronaut in 1965, beating the first American woman, Sally Ride, into space by nearly 20 years, to surgeon in 1973, at a time when the total number of women physicians in the US was around 5 percent, to other male-dominated roles like Marine Corps sergeant, a business executive, and President of the United States.
  • Reflecting Diversity See how a doll that started with a choice of either blonde or brunette hair now boasts 35 skin tones, 97 hair styles, and 9 body types, with those numbers growing each year.
  • Barbie in Fashion and Art Explore how the fashion and art worlds have influenced and been influenced by Barbie, from limited edition Barbie fashions from premiere designers like Christian Dior and Michael Kors to a portrait of Barbie by Andy Warhol.
  • Barbie in Pop Culture Discover all the ways that Barbie has influenced pop culture, from Barbie bloggers and collectors to how her movie smashed records as the highest-grossing domestic release in history, granting its female director, Greta Gerwig, the prize for the highest-grossing film directed by a woman.


Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy reveals how Barbie is more than a toyshe is an ideal that lives forever, encouraging girls to persist through to become whatever they dream to be.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 953g
  • Dimensions: 217 x 267mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Apr 2024
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780760391228

About Robin Gerber

Robin Gerber is a powerful speaker best-selling author and historian. She tells the unforgettable stories of women in history that inspire and celebrate their contributions to the world throughout time. She is the author of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the Worlds Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her the first official biography written about Barbie® dolls creator and Mattel CEO Ruth Handler. This is her second book in partnership with Mattel that chronicles the creation evolution and societal impact Barbie has made across the globe. Robin has appeared on the History Channel and Biography Channel as well as PBS Newshour CBS and FOX. Her articles have appeared in USA Today the Washington Post The Philadelphia Inquirer and numerous other newspapers and magazines.

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