1916 Ruth Mosko was born November. 4, 1916 in Denver, Colorado
1938 Ruth married Elliot Handler
1945 Mattel founded by Harold Matson, Elliot Handler and Ruth Handler to make picture frames
1946 Matson sells his interest to the Handlers. Mattel makes and sells doll house furniture
1959 Ruth invents a three dimension doll named Barbie
1960 The success of the Barbie doll led Mattel to become a publicly-owned company
1967 Ruth Handler becomes President of Mattel, Inc.
1974 The Handlers leave the Mattel company
2002 On April 27, Ruth Handler dies in Los Angeles, California after a long fight against cancer
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