American Girl Turns 40 in 2026: Why the Dolls Still Matter to Grown Women Today

On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American Girl dolls. She described repairing frayed hair, sourcing garments, and ...
Cleveland.com

An Ode to American Girl dolls: Our Best Life

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 ...
The Boston Globe

In ‘An American Girl Anthology,’ dolls still teach us how to be girls

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 ...
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We Grew Up, But Our American Girl Dolls Still Understand Us

Every November, it feels like American Girl dolls quietly reclaim their crown as the ultimate holiday classic. Long before holiday wish lists went viral on TikTok, long before influencer unboxings ...