[1][3] As a child she made outfits for paper dolls and then, learning from her grandmother, clothing for herself.
[1] She moved back to Minneapolis to design for Wonderalls, a children's clothing manufacturer.
[1] As part of the interview process she created several outfits and was hired to work with Ruth Handler and Charlotte Johnson.
[1] From then until her retirement in1999 she designed exclusively for Barbie and other Barbie-universe dolls such as Chelsea, Ken, and Skipper.
[6] She designed Surgeon Barbie after having a biopsy and noticing all the physicians were men.