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'''American Girl''' is a line of dolls, books, and accessories based on ~~ten-year-old girl~~ characters that originally focused on various periods of American history from the viewpoint of girls and has now expanded to include dolls of and stories about contemporary ~~girls~~. The company was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, and its products were originally purchasable by mail order only. In 1998, Pleasant Company became a subsidiary of [[Mattel]]. The company has been awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Award eight times.

'''American Girl''' is an American line of dolls, books, and accessories based on child characters from ages nine to fourteen that originally focused on various periods of American history from the viewpoint of girls and has now expanded to include dolls of and stories about contemporary children. The company was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, and its products were originally purchasable by mail order only. In 1998, Pleasant Company became a subsidiary of [[Mattel]]. The company has been awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Award eight times.

The original dolls were ~~a spinoff from the~~ 18-inch dolls made by Götz in [[Germany]] during the late 1980s to the 1990s. Pleasant Rowland initially bought the remaining stock of Romina dolls from Götz in 1985-86, to be rebadged and marketed as [[Samantha Parkington]], complete with books and various accessories. Around that time the company also released two other characters - Kirsten Larson and Molly McIntire, and in the 1990s American Girl introduced several other dolls from various time periods such as [[Felicity Merriman]], Addy Walker, and Josefina Montoya, along with a line of dolls representing the modern era.

The original dolls were based on 18-inch dolls made by Götz in [[Germany]] during the late 1980s to the 1990s. Pleasant Rowland initially bought the remaining stock of Romina dolls from Götz in 1985-86, to be rebadged and marketed as [[Samantha Parkington]], complete with books and various accessories. Around that time the company also released two other characters - Kirsten Larson and Molly McIntire, and in the 1990s American Girl introduced several other dolls from various time periods such as [[Felicity Merriman]], Addy Walker, and Josefina Montoya, along with a line of dolls representing the modern era.

==Characters==

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-'''American Girl''' is a line of dolls, books, and accessories based on ten-year-old girl characters that originally focused on various periods of American history from the viewpoint of girls and has now expanded to include dolls of and stories about contemporary girls. The company was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, and its products were originally purchasable by mail order only. In 1998, Pleasant Company became a subsidiary of [[Mattel]]. The company has been awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Award eight times.
+'''American Girl''' is an American line of dolls, books, and accessories based on child characters from ages nine to fourteen that originally focused on various periods of American history from the viewpoint of girls and has now expanded to include dolls of and stories about contemporary children. The company was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, and its products were originally purchasable by mail order only. In 1998, Pleasant Company became a subsidiary of [[Mattel]]. The company has been awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Award eight times.
-The original dolls were a spinoff from the 18-inch dolls made by Götz in [[Germany]] during the late 1980s to the 1990s. Pleasant Rowland initially bought the remaining stock of Romina dolls from Götz in 1985-86, to be rebadged and marketed as [[Samantha Parkington]], complete with books and various accessories. Around that time the company also released two other characters  - Kirsten Larson and Molly McIntire, and in the 1990s American Girl introduced several other dolls from various time periods such as [[Felicity Merriman]], Addy Walker, and Josefina Montoya, along with a line of dolls representing the modern era.
+The original dolls were based on 18-inch dolls made by Götz in [[Germany]] during the late 1980s to the 1990s. Pleasant Rowland initially bought the remaining stock of Romina dolls from Götz in 1985-86, to be rebadged and marketed as [[Samantha Parkington]], complete with books and various accessories. Around that time the company also released two other characters  - Kirsten Larson and Molly McIntire, and in the 1990s American Girl introduced several other dolls from various time periods such as [[Felicity Merriman]], Addy Walker, and Josefina Montoya, along with a line of dolls representing the modern era.
 ==Characters==