She's pink! She's fun! She's complicated!
The world loves Barbie. She's a staple of American girlhood.
But how did Barbie get her name? Is Barbie a person or a species? When/why did Barbie become a derogatory term against women?
fire up your pink convertibles, because we're getting into the history of Barbie and the impact of her name on culture.
Sources:
Articles:
Biography of Ruth Handler, Inventor of Barbie Dolls (thoughtco.com)
Fame Dogs 'Real' Barbie, Ken - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
The Amazing Ruth Handler, The Woman Behind Barbie - Antique Trader
Real People Behind Big Names (oprah.com)
Sad Clown | On the Media | WNYC Studios
BBC NEWS | Americas | Barbie loses battle over bimbo image
Books:
Gerber, R. (2010). Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her (Illustrated ed.). Harper Business.
Handler, R., & Shannon, J. (1995). Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story (1st ed.). Longmeadow Pr.
Websites:
www.etymologyonline.com
www.behindthename.com
Music:
Toyohiko Santoh
Psalm 23
Lute Music from the Netherlands
https://archive.org/details/cd_lute-music-from-the-netherlands_toyohiko-satoh
www.archive.org
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Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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