Who is Ruth, and why is she 'Barbie's most important character?

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From its collaborations, discontinued dolls, and Barbiecore fashions, the Barbie movie proves a crash course on all things Barbie. Yet the dazzling promotional tour managed to hide one lesson: the curious inclusion of the doll's IRL mom, Ruth Handler.

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