Ruth Handler

Barbie Dolls: The Feminist or the Antagonist of Modernity Living in a world, where beauty is everything defines life as a whole. What you see in the media can affect how you choose to live. Magazines, television, advertisements all have one common denominator: Models. From fashion models, to commercial, to even promotional, the galore of models vary for many reasons. On one hand, the beauty of it all causes admiration world-wide, conversely just as much controversy. Beautiful, charming, yet…

also be a red flag to US Intelligence if the Rosenbergs came under surveillance. To alleviate this problem, Julius and Ethel decided David’s wife, Ruth Greenglass would move to a residence in Albuquerque, New Mexico to act as a courier to pass information gathered by David to Soviet agents already working in the area around the Los Alamos facilities. Ruth would transport the information provided by David in her purse. She would then meet her Soviet contact at a local grocery store and would…

In most movies and television shows, the average person would depict a successful character to be thin, fit, have gorgeous hair, a flawless smile, and would be considered very attractive. Everyone in today’s world idolizes the idea of having the perfect body and living a fulfilled life; however, try to imagine what most people have to endure in order to reach their goals. One may have to spend countless hours at the gym, follow a diet that limits one to only eat “good” foods and staying away…

name that people all around the world know, is just a doll, but throughout the past 50 years she has become the icon of physical appearance and a luxurious lifestyle for young girls and women. In the 1950’s, Mattel, the company that worked with Ruth Handler to produce the doll, soon became the first to sell a doll with a woman’s body as a children’s toy. Beginning with Malibu Barbie, also known as the “dumb blond” stereotypical Barbie, and progressing to multicultural versions of Barbie to…

and We girls can do anything. This impressive woman is just as impactful as she is stunning. She embodies the classic idea of beauty: tall, blue eyes, blonde hair, thin, long legs. This woman is more commonly known as Barbie. She was created by Ruth Handler during the 1960’s: a time when women were meant to be just housewives, staying at home and taking care of children, unable to achieve or attain anything. Barbie’s unrealistic proportions, in addition to her being considered a mascot for…

For over 50 years, Barbie has not only existed as a simple child’s plaything, but as a cultural phenomenon; an iconic piece of painted plastic impressed with untold amounts of potential. If you speak to any girl today in her twenties, she will be sure to regale you fondly with tales of the doll from childhood memories. It is easy to interpret how Barbie is marketed, at a foundational level, to promote a societally constructed definition of all things ‘ideally’ feminine, however, what is…

“Despite all these conveniences, women asked themselves every day, while preparing dinner or cleaning the house: “Who am I?” (Lamb 2). Women wanted not more than be just known as housewives. Thus, the idea of the Barbie came about. According to Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie Doll, “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the…

In this paper I would not like to explore the chosen books on a particular study or given viewpoint. I have tried to base the study on personal data research and my own reflection on the book. Nevertheless I find it important to bring up various terms and critics according to the topic of political correctness. First of all, I would like to explain what does political correctness (PC) generally means and its importance in the context of education and children’s literature. “The central…