Ruth Handler is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and serving as the first president of Mattel, a company she co-founded with her husband Elliot Handler, from 1945 to 1973.

Let’s Call Her Barbie” is an intriguing look at the creation of Barbie, a tale of the importance of following one’s gut and ...

Mattel was founded by Elliot Handler, his wife Ruth Handler and Harold Matson in 1945. Elliot Handler served in the U.S. Army ...

Call it the joy factory. Mattel brands have never been more present in pop culture as the pioneering toymaker celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Behind the Scenes At Mattel: See How Barbie Is Created Barbie has courted controversy since her birth. Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute ...

Leave it to Greta Gerwig to craft a Barbie movie that references everything from the history of Mattel to Stanley Kubrick films, Disney Channel originals and Michelangelo. From the in-jokes to the ...

Akron native Renée Rosen says that her novel “Let’s Call Her Barbie” was “in the works long before the Barbie movie came out,” and the timing could hardly be better. The story of an American icon is ...

It’s a testament to the strength of the culture established by Mattel founders Ruth and Elliot Handler that the company’s most iconic products have never been more of a force in pop culture.