they started making american girl dolls in 1986.
they started making american girl dolls in 1986.
when did they start making american girl dolls?
1986
american girl is an american line of dolls released in 1986 by pleasant company. the dolls portray eight- to twelve-year-old girls of a variety of ethnicities. they are sold with accompanying books told from the viewpoint of the girls. originally the stories focused on various periods of american history, but were expanded in 1995 to include characters and stories from contemporary life. aside from the original american girl dolls, the buyer also has the option to purchase dolls that look like themselves. the options for the line of truly me dolls include eye color, face mold, skin color, hair texture, and hair length. a variety of related clothing and accessories is also available. a service for ordering a bespoke doll with features and clothing specified by the owner, dubbed "create your own", has also been introduced in 2017.
american girl
american girl launched innerstar university, an online virtual world featuring the my american girl contemporary doll line, on july 13, 2010. access to the online world is via a campus guide, bundled with purchase of a my american girl doll, which contains an access code for the creation of a doll avatar that then navigates the various games, shops, and challenges of the virtual campus of innerstar u. in 2015, when my american girl dolls were changed to truly me dolls, this website was closed down. the launch was simultaneous with shine on now, a fund-raising effort kids in distressed situations, national association of children's hospitals and related institutions, national wildlife federation, and save the children charities. the company has also donated "almost $500,000" over several years to national non-profit homeless housing group homeaid. these contributions are mainly through its project playhouse program.
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