This article explores the history of the American Girl doll, its rise to popularity ... This line also offered contemporary clothing and accessories, reflecting the current trends and diverse ...

Rebecca joins 14 other historical dolls in the series — from Kaya, a Nez Perce girl set in 1764, to African-American Addy, a Civil War doll, to World War II-era Molly, part of an Irish immigrant ...

Nothing against Barbie, but the McCloskey sisters of Chaska were all about their American Girl dolls. Katie McCloskey realized early on that unlike Barbie, who liked to shop, wear cute clothes, ...

But Kirsten and the other American Girl dolls represent far more than all that, Mary Mahoney, a historian, an author and co-host of the podcast “Dolls of Our Lives,” said Saturday at a Minnesota ...

Originally produced by The Pleasant Company, the dolls and their respective books were bought by Mattel in 1998. American Girl grew in popularity, expanding to include more historical dolls and ...

Aurora Fenzl brought a Kirsten doll to a program about American Girl dolls Saturday at the Minnesota History Center. (Greta Kaul/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...