| In this article we're going to cover what is arguably | | | | fire.Over the years there were more variations of |
| the most famous collectible doll in all of history, | | | | Barbie than you could count. Many different outfits |
| Barbie.If you were a little girl growing up in the early | | | | were made for her in that time. Barbie herself had |
| 60s you had a Barbie Doll. If you didn't, you were | | | | over 80 careers from nurse to rock star to even |
| just plain strange. Barbie had to be the biggest craze | | | | president. Barbie was a very successful gal. Her very |
| of the era and the doll is still going strong as of this | | | | first career however was as a teenage fashion |
| writing in 2006.The Barbie Doll was first invented by a | | | | model, which is what she was originally designed for. |
| lady named Ruth Handler, who was actually a | | | | From there, things just took off. In 1964, back during |
| cofounder of the popular toy company Mattel. Ruth's | | | | a time when girls didn't normally go to school past |
| daughter was named Barbara and yes, that is where | | | | high school, Barbie went to college. The first Olympic |
| she got the name for the Barbie Doll. Barbie was first | | | | Barbie was made in 1975 and popped up again in |
| shown to the world at the American Toy Fair in New | | | | 2000.Probably one of the more controversial Barbie |
| York City. The doll was made for the purpose of | | | | Dolls came out in 1992 when Barbie joined the military |
| being a teenage fashion doll. In the early days, when | | | | as a medic in Operation Desert Storm. The entire |
| we were pretty uptight about sex, there was some | | | | military series of Barbie Dolls actually went through |
| controversy over Barbie's figure. People realized that | | | | Pentagon approval to make sure that the uniforms |
| if Barbie was a real person her measurements would | | | | were as authentic as possible.But the military wasn't |
| be 36-18-38, which is virtually impossible for any girl | | | | the last of Barbie's adventures. Barbie was also made |
| to strive for and there were fears that this would | | | | into an astronaut in three different years, the last |
| cause major psychological problems for young girls, | | | | one being in 1994.In the years following her first |
| not to mention the insane expectations boys would | | | | appearance in 1959, Barbie has always kept up with |
| have of finding someone who actually looked like | | | | the times and Mattel has always tried to make her |
| that. To make matters worse, after Barbie was | | | | accessories as complete as possible, even giving her |
| made, a boyfriend was then made for her. His name | | | | pets which included 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 |
| was Ken, named after Ruth's son, and was equally | | | | cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a |
| unrealistic as far as looks, though maybe not as bad | | | | giraffe and a zebra.Barbie's figure may have not been |
| as Barbie.Needless to say, the doll was an immediate | | | | real, but no doll in history was ever more completely |
| hit. The first Barbie dolls were pretty stiff but in 1965 | | | | thought out. Barbie has been an inspiration to young |
| Barbie finally got legs that could bend. Again, she | | | | girls now for over 40 years and her popularity |
| could bend in ways that no real person could hope to | | | | doesn't seem to be anywhere near fizzling out. |
| do. This only added more fuel to the sexuality | | | | |