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Jul 21, 2023 · Created by Barbie’s inventor Ruth Handler, Ken was a boyfriend designed by women for girls. Just as Barbie was named after Handler’s daughter, so Ken was named after her son.
- Hui-Ying Kerr
Hui-Ying is a design historian and academic, teaching as a...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Ruth Handler revolutionized the toy industry when she invented a mainstream doll with the proportions of an adult female. ... Fans clamored for Barbie to have a boyfriend, so Ken (named for ...
- Eliana Dockterman
Jul 26, 2023 · As Ruth Handler’s creation hits the big screen, Amanda Whiting digs into the remarkable life of one of America’s unheralded pioneers ... Barbie’s boyfriend Ken, named after the Handlers ...
Jul 21, 2023 · When Did Ruth Handler Create Ken? Ken was added to the Barbie universe in 1961. He is named after Handler’s son, Kenneth, and was marketed as Barbie’s boyfriend.
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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.
Jul 20, 2023 · Barbie's boyfriend Ken has a past of his own. ... Ken, who, yes, is a Pisces, was created as a male counterpart and companion to Barbie by Ruth Handler, the inventor of the iconic mononymous ...
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It’s no wonder, since Ruth Handler, Barbie’s inventor, was a Jewish female trailblazer whose doll reflected her own life. Ruth was the 10th child of Polish immigrants Ida and Jacob Moscowitz ...
