Barbie’s shocking secrets revealed in new book

Barbie is not who we think she is. For nearly seven decades, Mattel has sold Barbie as a true original: a revolutionary and empowering alternative to the baby dolls before her. In her new book, “Barbieland: The Unauthorized History” (Atria/One Signal Publishers), Tarpley Hitt provides a surprising counternarrative. Barbie, per Hitt’s lens, was not a groundbreaking novelty. […]