“Mommy, I want a Barbie doll!” Those must have been the exact words expressed in all languages among every girl at some point in time of her life. The blue eyed 11 ½ inch plastic figure with golden hair, arched eyebrows, moveable legs, arms and sassy red lipstick became every girl’s desire.  Making her first appearance in 1959 at the American Toy Fair in New York City, Barbie’s success put her on shelves, inside gift bags and into the homes of all types of girls.

Who ever thought a simple doll could change the way girls looked at themselves and society? “They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women.” said creator Ruth Handler, as she watched her daughter and friends favor adult female dolls over baby dolls. Handler took her vision of a three-dimensional adult doll to Mattel and named it in honor of more…