Former Boston academics Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith explore American Girl’s lingering impact on history, politics, and young women in the US For kids of the ’80s onward, if you didn’t ...

After all, American Girl was never just a toy. It was a first best friend for many, an impactful history lesson that actually stuck, or a mirror that made girlhood feel major. When educator and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – At 9 years old, I wanted an American Girl doll more than anything. And on Christmas morning 1989, I was overjoyed to discover Kirsten Larson under the tree. Kirsten was a Swedish ...