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Witness History: The creation of the Barbie doll

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05/03/2019 GMT

The creation of the Barbie doll

BBC World Service - Witness History, The creation of the Barbie doll

Hear from the woman who created the most famous doll in the world.

The first Barbie was sold in 1959 - it soon went on to become the most famous doll in the world.

The first Barbie doll was sold in 1959. Ruth Handler, one of the founders of the Mattel toy company who created Barbie, describes how it took years to convince her male colleagues that it would sell.

Picture: Ruth and Elliot Handler, creators of Barbie. Courtesy of Mattel Inc.

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