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, ...

Addy Walker, the first African American doll, was introduced in 1993, representing a girl who escaped slavery ... This line ...

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 ...

American Girl debuted in 1986. Besides Kirsten, the early dolls included Molly, who grew up during World War II; Addy, whose family escaped slavery and rebuilt their lives in Philadelphia; Samantha, a ...

And that’s the feeling that Fiona Sahakian, the founder of the children’s clothing brand, wanted to evoke by partnering with American Girl. “I grew up cherishing my own American Girl dolls ...

This year marks American Girl’s 35th anniversary. Originally produced by The Pleasant Company, the dolls and their respective ... Felicity, Addy, and Josefina all follow a pattern: Each series ...