LET'S CALL HER BARBIE

Novel. When Ruth walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded, she pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other. In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth's vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream of being anything. Photos.