At the turn of the 20th century, a sporty American woman would have had relatively few arenas to test her skill: croquet, maybe, or archery, or basketball played gently in an ankle-length skirt.

The Making of American Girl explores 40 years of the iconic dolls, their stories, and the lasting impact they’ve had on generations of girls.

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Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...

A national survey found promising signs that key mental health measures for teens, especially girls, have improved since the depths of the pandemic. By Azeen Ghorayshi In 2021, a survey by the Centers ...

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Mattel's American Girl brand, celebrating its 40th anniversary, has unveiled Daisy Davenport as its 2027 Girl of the Year. Daisy, an energetic soccer enthusiast, will experience her first summer away ...

Perfectly timed for Pride month, this is in many ways a conventional coming-of-ager, but refreshing in the way it takes its teenage heroine's queerness as given. Kiyoko and co-writers Chloe Okuno ...

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