![]() ![]() Her desire was to provide dolls and books that would teach girls about the past and how girls' lives have changed through history. Pleasant Rowland founded "Pleasant Company" and released the first three American Girl dolls in 1986. Maybe I should have just linked to that and forgotten this. ) If you're looking for more information about American Girl, you'll enjoy this "History of American Girl" page I found on the American Girl Wiki after working on this post. This is designed to give you some bare-bones facts about things that happened in the company that directly relate to the dolls and face molds I'll be discussing, and is by no means an exhaustive guide. I thought I should begin by giving you a basic history of the American Girl doll company to help you understand some of the changes that have taken place over the years. Okay, I suppose I really should get to the actual post itself! )įirst things first, though. :) And in case you're curious, all dolls are listed in the order of their year of release. ![]() Those of you wanting a brief look at face molds can ignore the links and just read the post, while those of you who are visual (like me) and want to take a closer look at each doll can click the doll's name or number to get more info. I've added a link to every doll I've mentioned. You'll also notice that this post contains numerous links. I've done my best to represent everything as accurately as possible, but this was a lot of history to cover and I may have missed something! ) If you notice an error in any part of this post, please let me know and I'll adjust things accordingly. On that note, I am by no means an American Girl expert and am only human. :) It was a great way to make sure I was keeping things accurate! I'd like to thank , the AGPlaythings Forum and Message Board, and the American Girl Doll Wiki for your excellent reference pages, which I relied on heavily for this post. I hope my fellow AG collectors will find it enjoyable as well. So, for those of you who would like a brief look at American Girl Doll history and would like to see the differences between dolls, this post is for you. I realized a post like this one would be beneficial for my readers. Amazingly, I showed great restraint and just let the comment pass. I must confess, though, I instantly wanted to delve into a huge discussion about the differences between face molds and comment on the many variations of those dolls who did share the same mold. Granted, I can understand how a person unfamiliar with the line could come to that conclusion, as there are many similarities between the dolls. The woman asked me, "Don't all the American Girl dolls just look the same?" Perhaps you've heard it before if you collect American Girl dolls. It was partially inspired by my desire to have a quick reference guide available for those new to American Girl, and partially inspired by a comment I heard a few months ago. This is a post I have wanted to do for a while.
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