American Girl Dolls were the invented by a doll maker named Pleasant T. Rowland. Rowland saw the need for dolls that just “let girls be girls” instead of dolls that influenced girls to role-play as mothers or other adults. The doll maker combined this idea with portions of our country’s history, and then the entire concept of the doll was complete. If you or a special girl in your life collects these dolls, you’ll need to learn how to choose and buy American Girl Dolls, and American girl Mia

Each doll was designed to be a nine-year-old girl who has its own detailed, personal background which was written in book form. By reading the books that came with their dolls, girls could find out about the story behind the girl as well as about a part of American history. The American Girl Doll company was started in 1986. The first-edition dolls contained just three, eighteen-inch collectible dolls. Their names were Kirsten Larson from Sweden; Molly McIntire, who hailed from the Midwest during World War II; and Samantha Parkington who was from the early 20th century.