The Pink Aisle returns for the next three weeks with Behind the Barbie - the Ruth Handler Story; a three-part mini-series which explores the life and legacy of Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler.
Learn more in the links below.
In the final part of this retrospective on Ruth Handler, we explore the personal and legal trials she faced as she was separated from her prized creation, Barbie. What do these things say about Handler and Barbie's legacy, listen and find out!
The Pink Aisle returns for the next three weeks with Behind the Barbie - the Ruth Handler Story; a three-part mini-series which explores the life and legacy of Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler.
Learn more in the links below.
This week, we return to explore the life of Ruth Handler and the process she went through in creating Barbie, which included Japanese war criminals, unscrupulous business deals, and a shockingly horny psychologist. Listen at the links below!
In the final part of this retrospective on Ruth Handler, we explore the personal and legal trials she faced as she was separated from her prized creation, Barbie. What do these things say about Handler and Barbie's legacy, listen and find out!
This week, we return to explore the life of Ruth Handler and the process she went through in creating Barbie, which included Japanese war criminals, unscrupulous business deals, and a shockingly horny psychologist. Listen at the links below!
The Pink Aisle returns as we explore the early life of Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler, and the challenges she and her husband faced before creating the doll we all know and love
Listen to Behind the Barbie - The Ruth Handler Story in the links below!
A lot of people like to attribute this to the fact that he was marketed as a buddy™️ for Ken, though it probably has more to do with the fact that Allen was named after the Alan Segal, the ex-son in law of Barbie creator Ruth Handler.
For those who don’t know, the catchphrase of Allen being the only one is a reference to Mattel only producing Allan dolls for about a year before discontinuing the line in 1965.