Regardless, Kirsten – like all American girl dolls – was forced to come of age. Pretty but plain, Kirsten decided she wasn’t marketable enough for marriage, so instead became a teacher at a ...

But Kirsten and the other American Girl dolls represent far more than all that, Mary Mahoney, a historian, an author and co-host of the podcast “Dolls of Our Lives,” said Saturday at a Minnesota ...

In 1995, the American Girl brand expanded beyond historical characters to include contemporary dolls and stories. The “American Girl of Today” line, later renamed “Just Like You” and ...

Plenty of celebrities opt to go by stage names in Hollywood. From Natalie Hershlag (Portman) to Olivia Cockburn (Wilde) there ...

It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin ... crochets and dreams of becoming a movie star, just like a proper lass. Rebecca lives with her Russian-immigrant ...

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, ...

Aurora Fenzl brought a Kirsten doll to a program about American Girl dolls Saturday at the Minnesota History Center. (Greta Kaul/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

She’s been the global symbol of a certain kind of American beauty ... and I would want to give her a doll like that. It’s a start, I guess.” And despite the girls who thought the curvy ...

On Wednesday, American Girl released its first twin dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman ... which the authors say somewhat resemble what they were like as kids: Isabel has a preppy style and loves ...