And some see the original Barbie as Jewish like Handler, a complex symbol of assimilation in the mid-20th-century United States. The doll’s latest revival comes in Greta Gerwig’s hotly ...

She’s been the global symbol of a certain kind of American beauty for generations, with brand recognition that’s up there with Mickey Mouse. M.G. Lord, a Barbie biographer, once said she was ...

National Barbie Day celebrates the creation of Barbie, one of the world’s most iconic and recognizable dolls, and has since become a symbol of fashion and women empowerment.

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