Did American Girl Dolls Do Right By History? (Part 1)

Civics 101

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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For so many of us, American Girl dolls were more than just toys. They’re how we learned about the past. But is American Girl’s version historically accurate?

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0:00.0	Justine, Hannah, Nick, Hannah, Justine, Nick, Samantha, Samantha, oh my god, Samantha.
0:13.5	That's she.
0:14.5	It's her hair.
0:18.0	Yeah, so this is, um, this is Samantha.
0:22.9	Can I hold her?
0:23.9	Yes, please.
0:24.9	Please describe for our listeners what you've got in your hands.
0:27.5	I have not held an American girl doll in a really long time.
0:32.9	This is actually, I feel emotional.
0:35.2	Wow, look at the teeth.
0:38.0	So this is Samantha Doll, who is, I would say, seen better days.
0:41.3	She's seen better days.
0:42.3	I believe she received a small haircut at some point.
0:45.5	Her hair is, um, it does look like she got a haircut and bangs specifically.
0:49.4	She maybe had an emotional.
0:50.4	She got bangs.
0:51.4	Samantha has bangs.
0:52.4	All right.
0:53.4	Did she get those at the McCarthy salon?
0:55.6	Okay.
0:56.6	It does look like she's wearing a, uh, off-brand dress.
1:06.7	This is not off-brand, it is off-era though.
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