Rebecca joins 14 other historical dolls in the series — from Kaya, a Nez Perce girl set in 1764, to African-American Addy, a Civil War doll, to World War II-era Molly, part of an Irish 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, ...

American Girl debuted in 1986. Besides Kirsten, the early dolls included Molly, who grew up during World War II; Addy, whose family escaped slavery and rebuilt their lives in Philadelphia; Samantha, a ...