Pax Ressler and Jackie Soro have hard opinions on American Girl dolls, the educational toy prized by millennials and subsequent generations. Samantha is rich and pretty. Felicity is a horse girl.

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To celebrate 40 years of American Girl, the legacy brand has been branching out with fun collaborations ...

American Girl began 40 years ago in Madison and then Middleton with dolls and books about girls living in different historical eras. Founder Pleasant Rowland insisted American Girls materials be ...

When arts and books editor Jim Higgins told me there was a new book coming out about the history of American Girl, I don’t think he knew what he was in for. An explosion of nostalgia from the ...

The fan-favorite brand recently celebrated celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 7 Micarah/Instagram A content creator is going viral for showing off her American Doll-inspired bachelorette party ...

Mattel’s American Girl doll brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary by bringing back its Historical Characters line of 18-inch dolls. Mattel announced on Tuesday that the dolls in the American Girl ...

American Girl fans, get ready to take a trip down memory lane. The beloved brand is relaunching eight of its original Historical Characters dolls in honor of its 40th anniversary this year. The ...

Wake up, millennial women—it’s our time. The original American Girl dolls are all coming back to stores this spring in a new launch, the brand tells Glamour exclusively. Yes, I mean every single ...

The work draws on personal experiences and cultural history, using the framework of a popular American doll franchise to explore questions about representation and belonging. The creators incorporate ...

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"This ruins the whole point of the historical dolls!!" one critic said Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began contributing to PEOPLE in 2022 and joined the staff full time ...