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American Girl dolls have re-entered the chat. To many, they’re still relevant.
Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a dead fur trapper, ...
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The American Girl Doll: A Cultural Phenomenon
T he American Girl doll, a beloved icon in the toy industry, has been capturing the hearts of children and collectors alike since its inception in 1986. Created by Pleasant Rowland, a former ...
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The new American Girl doll: She’s Jewish, she’s poor and her name is Rebecca
It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish-American girl who lives with her family on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1914. SAN FRANCISCO (JTA ...
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Dear American Girl, Thank You
This year marks American Girl’s 35th anniversary. Originally produced by The Pleasant Company, the dolls and their respective books were bought by Mattel in 1998. American Girl grew in ...
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Meet the real-life sister act behind the two new ’90s Jewish American Girl dolls
And as of this week, in a sense, it is one. On Wednesday, American Girl released its first twin dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, who are also the first characters from an interfaith family.
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American Girl dolls have re-entered the chat. To many, they’re still relevant.
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) ...