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Celebrate Barbie (TM) doll's 65th anniversary!Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy is a beautiful, illustrated tribute to the beloved pop culture icon that has echoed the taste, style, and events of every decade she has experienced. Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy offers every reader a visual memoir and official history of Barbie created in partnership with Mattel. A comprehensive guide to the world of Barbie, this book chronicles events of the Barbie story from the innovation by entrepreneurial pioneer Ruth Handler, to over 200 dolls created to encourage young girls to dream big. Today, Barbie continues to be a symbol of female empowerment, and is breaking boundaries in diversity and inclusivity, as well as breaking records in the toy aisle and at the box office. Barbie is more than a toy. Since the beginning, Barbie has served as a reflection of women in anything! Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy is the fully illustrated official history of Barbie. Readers of all ages can embark on a visual journey through the Barbie story told through photographs, interviews, and images of rare archive materials spanning the inception of the doll in 1959 to the record-breaking film in 2023, and beyond.