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The Barbie doll was introduced in 1959 by Mattel. She was created by Ruth Handler who used Bild Lilli, a German doll, as her inspiration.
The first Barbie doll had a black and white striped swimsuit, a topknot ponytail, and came either brunette or blonde. Barbie not only has a wide range of clothes, cars, pets, and occupations, she is also in movies, books, apparel, video games, and cosmetics.
Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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The Thunder Bay Museum acknowledges the original custodians of this land and pay our respect to the elders – past, present, and future – for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture, and the hopes of Indigenous Peoples. We would also like to recognize that the Thunder Bay Museum is on the traditional land of the Fort William First Nation signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850, and to acknowledge the role of the Métis Settlement in the development of our community.
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