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Pleasant T. Rowland (born Pleasant Williams Thiele; March 8, 1941) [ 1] is an American educator, reporter, writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Rowland is best known for creating the American Girl brand. Pleasant Rowland is also notable for her philanthropic work in the arts in Madison, Wisconsin and her efforts to redevelop historic ...
American Girl is an American line of 18-inch (46 cm) dolls released on May 5, 1986 by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old girls of various ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, and social classes throughout different time periods throughout history. [ 1] They are sold with accompanying books told from the viewpoint of ...
McKenna is the oldest of three children, with younger twin sisters named Maisey and Mara Brooks. She is described as strong-willed and determined, and is determined to be an Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics. A television film entitled An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars was released on July 3, 2012.
A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life. The term "hope chest" or "cedar chest" is used in the United States; in the United Kingdom, the term is ...
AnnaSophia Robb can still fit in her clothes from 18 years ago. In a Monday, July 31 podcast episode of “Broad Ideas With Rachel Bilson,” Robb, 29, shared that she still can slip into her ...
William and Mary style. What later came to be known as the William and Mary style is a furniture design common from 1700 to 1725 in the Netherlands, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, and later in England's American colonies. It was a transitional style between Mannerist furniture and Queen Anne furniture.
The former House and School of Industry at 120 West 16th Street in New York City Simon C. Sherwood House (1884), Southport, Connecticut. The British 19th-century Queen Anne style that had been formulated there by Norman Shaw and other architects arrived in New York City with the new housing for the New York House and School of Industry [3] at 120 West 16th Street (designed by Sidney V ...
Availability. 2002–2005. Girls of Many Lands is a series of books from the American Girl collection introduced in 2002. Each story is about a 12-year-old girl [1] living in a different time period in different parts of the world. [2] [3] The books, written by award-winning authors, originally came with a matching doll intended for display.