Meanwhile, American beauty ideals have evolved ... a canvas upon which society can project its anxieties about body image. “Barbie has all this baggage,” says Jess Weiner, a branding expert ...

“Barbie was supposed to be all-American, and I think Ruth really considered herself to be very assimilated in America. But she did face antisemitism at Paramount Pictures, and her family fled ...

Despite her all-American girl reputation, she’s waded into some fairly murky waters over the past few decades. Here are just ...

Barbie eventually blossomed in diversity, too, with the first African American Barbie announced in 1967 and the first ...