"Without Denver-born Ruth Handler, there would be no Barbie movie bringing one of America’s most famous dolls to life.

"Before there was Barbie, there was Ruth, born in Denver in 1916 as Ruth Mosko."

"When she was sixteen, she met her future husband, Elliot Handler, at a dance in Denver. The pair moved to Los Angeles in 1938 after they married and started a furniture company named Mattel"

https://www.westword.com/news/thank-denvers-ruth-handler-for-the-barbie-movie-17323911