announced on Facebook and Twitter last week that it would be saying farewell to Marie-Grace, Cecile, Ruthie and Ivy: four of the 11 American Girl "historical character" dolls, ABC News reported ...

American Girl’s historical line consists of characters ... the decision to archive the four dolls -- which also include white dolls Marie-Grace and Ruthie -- came from a new strategy to end ...

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 ...

Prepare to feel like an ancient artifact. American Girl unveiled its newest “historical” dolls Wednesday: fraternal twins Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, straight out of the 1990s. They join the ...

Founded by entrepreneur Pleasant Rowland in 1986, American Girl dolls were a way to teach girls ages 8 to 11 about U.S. history, via a series of dolls with accompanying books and elaborate ...

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 ...

Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books ...

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 ...

Instead, my Barbie was her modestly dressed, chubbier and overpriced alternative: the American Girl Doll. The historical American Girl dolls are traditionally 18-inch dolls that portray fictional ...

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 ...