This Woman’s Company Should Have Been Named After Her, Not Her Husband
InfoChachkie
MARCH 2, 2019
A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. In 1936, Ruth Handler and her husband Elliott were $200 in debt and unable to pay their rent. Elliott was a shy carpenter, while Ruth’s friends described her as, “beguiling and determined.”. On her lunch break, at the age of 20, Ruth entered a local furniture store with samples of her husband’s plastic chairs.
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