? ?In the mid
1940’s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that
made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined
with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company would be named MATTEL,
MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot. ? ?In the mid 1950’s, while
visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a
shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned
after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
? ?Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the
Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie
was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create
Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This
would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed,
shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their
new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. ? ?In 1959, the
Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool
reception from the toy buyers. ? ?Barbie has a universal appeal and
collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their
dolls.
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after ______.
? ?In the mid
1940’s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that
made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined
with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company would be named MATTEL,
MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot. ? ?In the mid 1950’s, while
visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a
shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned
after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
? ?Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the
Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie
was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create
Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This
would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed,
shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their
new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. ? ?In 1959, the
Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool
reception from the toy buyers. ? ?Barbie has a universal appeal and
collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their
dolls.
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after ______.
A.Build B.a German doll C.a pretty girl D.a shapely woman