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76 Cycladic idols: See H. W. Janson, History of Art (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., and New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1964), p. 68.
76 Egyptian Ushabti, Native American kachina dolls: See Fraser, op. cit., p. 34.
77 Genesis as "a male declaration of independence from the ancient mother-cults": Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990), p. 40.
77 Witches "raised storms . . . by unbinding their hair": Barbara Walker, The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets (San Francisco: Harper &Row, 1983), pp. 367-368.
78 Saint Paul on women's hair: See 1 Corinthians 11:10.
78 American Association of University Women's survey on girls and self-esteem: See Suzanne Daley, "Little Girls Lose Their Self-Esteem on Way to Adolescence, Study Finds," The New York Times, September 1, 1991.
78 The White Goddess Maia, "ever-young Virgin . . .": Barbara Walker, Women's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988), p. 465.
78 'The white goddess is anti-domestic . . .": Robert Graves, The White Goddess (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966), p. 449.
79 SunSpell, "fiery guardian of good," MoonMystic, "who wears the symbols of night": SunSpell, MoonMystic boxes, promotional flyer issued by Mattel in 1979.
79 Great Mother as "sexual dictator . . ." Paglia, op. cit., p. 43.
80 "Barbie is bigger than all those executives . . .": Interview with Robin Swicord, Santa Monica, California, September 18, 1992.
81 Piaget on play: See Jerome S. Singer, The Child's World of Make-Believe (New York: Academic Press, 1973), p. xi.
82 "When kids maneuver to form . . .": Barrie Thome, Gender Play (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. 1993), p. 4.
82 "I married a Ken . . .": Sarah Gilbert, Summer Gloves (New York: Warner Books, 1993), p. 9.
82 "A lot of them act out . . .": Telephone interview with Dorothy-Singer, June 15, 1993. (All Singer quotations are from this interview.)
83 "The Geometry of Soap Bubbles": Rebecca Goldstein, Strange Attractors (New York: The Viking Press, 1993), pp. 163-178.
83 "Where's Barbie going?": Interview with Ann Lewis, Washington, D.C., January 31, 1992.
83 "There are a lot of mothers . . .": Singer interview, op. cit.
84 Mattel market research session: Interview with Alan Fine, El Segundo, California, October 29, 1992.
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86 "man's relationships with things . . .": Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (New York: Bantam Books, 1988), p. 51.
89 Hobbling of women: See Langer, op. cit., p. 55.
89 Steinem as "a life-size counterculture Barbie doll": Cohen, op. cit., p. 323.
90 Barbie encouraged girls "to see themselves only as mannequins . . .": "Feminists Protest 'Sexist' Toys in Fair," The New York Times, February 29, 1972.
90 Dawn as precursor of "disco consciousness . . ." Beauregard Houston-Montgomery, 'The Delirium That Was Dawn" in Dolls, Vol. 12, No. 3, May 1993.
90 "If you asked me to give you fifty words . . .": Interview with Rita Rao, El Segundo. California, September 14, 1992. (All Rao quotations are from this interview.)
91 "exploitative, parasitic, and . . . disgraceful . . .": U.S. District Court Judge Robert Takasugi quoted by Claudia Luther, "Mrs. Handler Gets Probation, Must Pay 'Reparations,' " Los Angeles Times, December 9, 1978.
91 Mattel's financial mess: See Stern and Schoenhaus, op. cit., pp. 64—76.
93 "There's a group of people . . .": Interview with Tom Kalinske, New York City, February 12, 1993.
95 Details of grand jury indictment: See Alexander Auerbach, "Indictment Names 4 Ex-Officials of Mattel," Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1978.
95 "I . . . will exert every ounce of strength . . .": Ibid.
95 Ruth Handler's sentence: See Luther, op. cit.
98 Ruth promotes Nearly Me: See "Barbie Doll Developer Ruth Handler Offers a New Look to Mastectomy Victims," People, April 11, 1977; Robert Lindsey, "A Million-Dollar Business from a Mastectomy," The New York Times, June 19, 1977.
100 "that dark involvement with birth and blood and death": Joan Didion, The