Adulthood
What college did Ruth Handler go to?
University of Denver
What were Ruth Handler's parents names?
Ida and Jacob Moskowitz
Who did Ruth name Barbie and Ken after?
Her kids, Kenneth and Barbara
How many people get a Woman of the Year award from Los Angeles Times that Ruth got?
12
What language did Ruth's parents speak?
Yiddish
Where did Ruth Handler go after leaving college sophomore year?
Los Angeles
How many siblings did Ruth Handler have?
9 (not including Ruth)
If Barbie was its own company what place would it be in for success?
It would be second most successful
Who did Ruth Handler work with that was a risk to do?
Walt Disney
What were Ruth's other siblings names?
Aaron, Joe, and Sarah
What was Ruth Handler's first toy?
Uke-A-Doodle
What age did Ruth Handler get her first job?
10
What did men think of Ruth and Barbie when Barbie was first starting out?
They didn't take the idea seriously
What is Mattel's second most successful toy?
Hot Wheels
What two names were combined to make Mattel?
Matt and Elliot
What company copied the idea of Uke-A-Doodle?
Knickerbocker
What is Ruth Handler's middle name?
Marianne
What type of music box did Ruth Handler get her inspiration from?
A Swiss music box
Where was Barbie reengineered?
The waist and knees
What city is the Toy Fair in?
New York City
What was Ruth Handler's husbands name?
Elliot Handler
What was her sister's name that she lived with and her sister's husband's name?
Sarah and Louie
What type of cancer did she have?
Breast cancer
Did Mattel win the lawsuit against Knickerbocker?
Yes
Fill in the blank! "My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll,"
"The little girl could be anything she wanted to be."