Barbie doll creator, Mattel co-founder dies

Monday, April 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Ruth Handler, who created Barbie, the world's most popular doll and an American icon that helped shape girls' dreams while infuriating feminists, has died. She was 85.

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