Презентация на тему The “Mother” of Barbie Doll

is born on our planet. It is either a

boy or a girl. When they grow up a little their worlds become different. Boys tend to play with cars and girls tend to play with dolls. My story is about a person, who changed the world of girls.

the “mother” of Barbie doll. I’m sure that she

really changed the world of girls for the better. Her creation made her one of the most famous and richest women in the world. Barbie doll has already been around for 50 years.

by Mattel, Inc. It first appeared in March 1959. 

American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) created this doll. In the middle of 1950’s when Ruth was visiting Switzerland she bought a Lilli doll but that doll was not for children.

play with paper dolls. She thought that girls would

enjoy a woman-like 3-D doll with clothes they could change. Ruth Handler used a German doll as a model and named the new doll Barbie after her daughter Barbara.

Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. This

date is Barbie's official birthday. Adults were not quite impressed with this doll but girls were. In 1959 Mattel sold 351,000 dolls. The first Barbie dolls cost $3.00.

the power of marketing and soon Barbie became a dream

doll for millions of girls of America. Later the Handlers manufactured Barbie’s boyfriend Ken named after their second child, Kenneth. Then Barbie’s little sister, Skipper, came. Now Barbie has some siblings and many friends.

many careers. There are also a lot of Barbie

celebrities and Barbie collectibles. Some of them are really very expensive. Barbie doll was 50 years old in March, 2009. In honour of her birthday Mattel remanufactured some old models.

of Barbie dolls in the world — "pirated" and

officially manufactured. The Muslim prototype is called Fulla. The Iranian government has banned Barbie doll, because they think it is destructive for their culture.

they say that manufacturers make a standard of beauty.

And many girls and young women try to be like the doll. It is a Barbie syndrome. An American Cindy Jackson made 29 plastic operations to look like her favorite idol.

become a cultural icon. In 1976 Americans placed Barbie

to the Time Capsule which will be opened in 2076. Millions of girls all over the world play with Barbie dolls nowadays. These dolls are sold in 150 countries of the world. And it is all thanks to Barbie’s “mother” Ruth Handler.

my school about Barbie dolls. Most of them enjoyed

playing with Barbie dolls and spent wonderful time sewing clothes for her or just arranging her house. I greatly enjoyed playing with Barbie as well.