com/od/bstartinventions/a/The-History-Of-Barbie-Dolls.htm 1.Barbie’s "real" measurements are 5 inches (bust)‚ 3 ¼ inches (waist)‚ 5 3/16 inches (hips) 2.Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces‚ and her height is 11.5 inches tall. 3.The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel)‚ whose own daughter was called Barbara. 4.Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. 5.The Ken doll was named after Ruth’s son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. http://xroads
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formaTo: From: Date: March 15‚ 2012 Subject: Proposal for a report on the effects of Barbie doll toys on young girls and their self-image. PURPOSE: For my research paper I propose to research and write a report on the negative effects that Barbie dolls have on the young girls’ self-image. Young girls are overwhelmed by toys that affect their self-image; for example‚ Barbie dolls. The idea of being unrealistically thin can be detrimental to the self- image of young girls. This can lead
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[18] Mattel said that the waist of the Barbie doll was made small because the waistbands of her clothes‚ along with their seams‚ snaps‚ and zippers‚ added bulk to her figure.[19] In 1997‚ Barbie’s body mold was redesigned and given a wider waist‚ with Mattel saying that this would make the doll better suited to contemporary fashion designs.[20][21] "Colored Francie" made her debut in 1967‚ and she is sometimes described as the first African American Barbie doll. However‚ she was produced using the
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Barbie®: Mattel Corporation ‘I’m a blonde bimbo girl‚ in a fantasy world.....Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.’ (Aqua) Barbie was born in 1959 but she has never aged because she is a doll. To date over 1 billion Barbies have been sold by the US company that own her - Mattel Corporation. Ruth Handler‚ who founded the company along with her husband‚ Elliot‚ modelled the doll on an 11½ inch plastic German toy called Lilli sold to adult men. She named the adapted doll after her daughter‚ Barbara
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Barbie: The Bitch Has Everything? On eBay‚ a bidder can purchase a pink license plate frame that says‚ “I want to be Barbie. The bitch has everything.” Barbie appears to have the perfect body‚ Ken‚ her handsome boyfriend‚ a multitude of careers ranging from a teacher to an astronaut‚ and an endless wardrobe with all the accessories. But a close examination of Barbie may reveal that she does not have everything. Mattel’s Barbie doll has enjoyed a long and profitable history. Invented by
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Is Barbie the ideal woman? "For generations she has been the doll that little girls have aspired to be a party girl‚ career woman‚ and bathing beauty all wrapped into one" (Cain 1). In Marge Piercy’s poem "Barbie Doll‚" the title emphasizes the theme of the poem‚ which is that girls are ultimately captured by society’s narrow definitions of feminine behavior and beauty. By comparing the young woman in the poem to a Barbie doll‚ the author reveals the irony of the title. In the poem‚ the speaker is
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Why trade natural skin for plastic? Marge Piercy addresses this issue‚ though indirectly‚ in her poem "Barbie Doll". Piercy presents an innocent young girl‚ but conveys that she has fat legs and a big nose. Piercy explains that the child was a normal kid‚ not bad looking‚ not in bad shape‚ but simply does not meet the expectation of not having fat legs and a big nose. She is encouraged strongly to do this‚ and encouraged strongly to do that‚ but she can not fix herself up; The pressure is too
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name is barbie. The barbie doll was created in 1959 by Ruth Handler‚ whose own daughter was named barbara. Barbara loved dressing up dolls and giving them new clothing designs‚ So the idea hit Ruth. Why not make a teenage doll that little girls could play and dream about their future with? Not long after that‚ Barbie was introduced to the world at the american toy fair in new york city.
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“Barbie Doll”: Is she society’s ideal woman‚ or just an intangible idea? Is Barbie the ideal woman? By the time most girls reach the age of four‚ they are given a Barbie Doll that they love and adore. Barbie is tall‚ skinny‚ big breasted‚ career oriented‚ a loving wife‚ a good friend‚ and fun loving girl all wrapped into one. These traits are exactly what our society praises in every woman and that every woman aspires to be. The effects‚ however‚ of trying to become the “ideal woman” may be
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Kevin Tejada Professor Day Intro to Literary Studies 2 April 2013 A Doll House Essay A large deal of controversy has arisen about the play A Doll House‚ written by Henrik Ibsen. The controversy argues whether Ibsen’s play is feminist or not. In the play‚ we are introduced to a woman named Nora‚ who shows nothing but selfless love to her husband‚ Torvald Helmer‚ a highly respected banker. Many people argue that the play does not reflect notions of feminism‚ but on the contrary‚ many
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