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2. Ruth Handler - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. The remarkable life of Barbie creator Ruth Handler - AOL

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   After giving birth to two children – Barbara and Kenneth – a Los Angeles businesswoman got to work inventing the most famous plastic lady in toy history. As Ruth Handler’s creation hits the ...

4. Roller skates - Wikipedia

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   Roller skates are boots with wheels mounted to the bottom, allowing the user to travel on hard surfaces similarly to an ice skater on ice. The first roller skate was an inline skate design, effectively an ice skate with a line of wheels replacing the blade.

5. Rollerena Fairy Godmother - Wikipedia

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   Rollerena Fairy Godmother (shortened to Rollerena) is a persona created by an American man and Vietnam veteran who became a cultural icon in the 1970s and 80s known for roller-skating around New York City. She is credited, in part, for the 1980s roller craze and was also active as an entertainer, a disco queen, and an activist.

6. “Barbie” Ending, Explained: Why Did Barbie Choose to Become ...

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   Ruth Handler is the founder of Barbie — she created the famous doll in 1959.. Additionally, Handler co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot, and held the position of the company's first ...

7. We Don't Know About You, But There Are So Many Things We ...

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   The Barbie doll is one of the most iconic toys in history, but there's so much more to her than a pretty face.

8. James Leonard Plimpton - Wikipedia

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   James Leonard Plimpton (1828, Medfield, Massachusetts - 1911) was an American inventor who is known for changing the skating world with his patented roller skates in 1863. . Plimpton's roller skates were safer and easier to use than the existing versions, his "rocker skates" or quad skates allowed people to steer by simply leaning to the left or the r

9. The First Black Barbie: Netflix Documentary - AOL

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   At some point in the early 1960s, after the first Barbie was released in 1959, Mitchell encountered Barbie inventor Ruth Handler. Handler liked to periodically chat up people in the factories and ...