The American Girl doll, a beloved icon in the toy industry ... most dolls on the market at the time were either baby dolls or adult-styled fashion dolls like Barbie. Rowland saw a niche for ...

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 ...

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made ...

It’s all about American Girl dolls at Jody Soule’s Shakopee home. Soule fell in love with the dolls first through her daughter Madison. And, as time goes on, Soule is becoming the ...

American Girl grew in popularity, expanding to include more historical dolls and books, the Bitty Baby doll line, a magazine for middle-school girls, and all manner of advice and craft books.