COMMENTARY: I owe Barbie so much credit for my breast cancer healing, and I had no idea - National

Barbie, and her founder Ruth Handler, have played a large role in my emotional healing from breast cancer.

COMMENTARY: I owe Barbie so much credit for my breast cancer

COMMENTARY: I owe Barbie so much credit for my breast cancer

From the archives: Barbie creator Ruth Handler on her life before

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

From the archives: Barbie creator Ruth Handler on her life before

COMMENTARY: I owe Barbie so much credit for my breast cancer

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

COMMENTARY: I owe Barbie so much credit for my breast cancer

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper

The Little Barbie that grew Breasts, growing up skipper