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Sterlacci was born in Hoboken, [5] and raised in Union City. [1] When she was ten, she used scraps from her mother's sewing machine and prepared Barbie doll costumes. Her mother did not allow her to use the sewing machine herself, so she had to hand stitch dresses, and that helped her improve her hand stitching skills.
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor.She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 [2] and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
Barbie, from the American toy company Mattel, dominated the market from her inception in 1959. [43] Bratz was the first doll to challenge Barbie's dominance, reaching forty percent of the market in 2006. [44] Plastic action figures, often representing superheroes, are primarily marketed to boys. [45]
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These loose, collarless pullovers were the first sweatshirts. A new division of the company, focusing solely on the production of sweatshirts, became the Russell Athletic Company. The sweatshirt's potential as a portable advertising tool was discovered in the 1960s when U.S. universities began printing their names on them to exhibit school pride.
Barbie: Princess Charm School is a 2011 animated fantasy film directed by Zeke Norton and produced by Mattel Entertainment (under the name of Barbie Entertainment) with Rainmaker Entertainment. [1] It was released on DVD on September 13, 2011, and made its television debut on Nickelodeon two months later.
Computer Engineer Barbie is the 126th career version of Mattel's Barbie doll. In response to poll results indicating strong support for computer engineers, the doll set was created and introduced in 2010.