Former Boston academics Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith explore American Girl’s lingering impact on history, ...

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 ...

Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a particular time throughout history. The company started in 1986, and by the early 1990s, ...

Growing up, it felt like you were either the kid with all the American Girl dolls, or you knew the kid with all the American Girl dolls. And they always seemed to be set up in one single (some ...

American Girl dolls were the center of my elementary school life. I remember owning two, both the ‘make your own’ dolls. I named them both after Francis Hogden Burnett’s characters: Emily, after the ...

(American Girl dolls were very much a rich grandparents’ gift; today, I imagine that’s evolved to “whose rich grandparents are taking them to New York City to eat at the American Girl Doll ...

American Girl dolls in New York City in 2021, now appearing in memes to light the way through bleak political times. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for American Girl) I haven’t thought about ...

The typically welcoming American Girl doll collecting community was fractured by a wave of Instagram posts denouncing Pride, prompting a discussion over homophobia within the hobby. American Girl ...

A theory surrounding the universe of the American Girl Dolls has gone viral, with one Twitter user joking about its "complicated implications." A meme account with the username @klitklittredge has ...

The “We need an American Girl doll who …” memes suggests alternate story lines for the popular toys and provide sly social criticism. By Valeriya Safronova Since 1986, American Girl dolls ...

Among these potential moneymakers are the original dolls from the American Girl collection. The American Girl dolls have been around more than 30 years. Children have long been able to pick from ...

What was your favorite American Girl doll, the one you identified with? ALLISON HORROCKS: My name is Allison Horrocks, and I am still a Molly McIntire. MARY MAHONEY: I'm Mary Mahoney, and I'm ...