Before the Internet and the enormous American Girl stores were a thing, getting the American Girl catalog in the mail was an epic event. Back then, there were only three dolls to covet: bonnet-wearing Swedish immigrant Kirsten, bespectacled World War I–era patriot Molly, and Victorian society gal Samantha, who could rock a hair bow like no […]
There are as many different reasons for choosing your favorite American Girl doll as there are American girls. Maybe you felt a kinship with a certain doll because of her attitude, her looks, or her era—or perhaps you rebelled by choosing one who seemed like your polar opposite. Whatever your rationale, there was a doll […]