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American Girl at 40: A Brand Built on Complex History Now Sells Nostalgia

As American Girl marks its 40th anniversary, a historian argues the Mattel-owned brand has traded its original nuanced storytelling of U.S. history for nostalgia-driven products, missing an opportunity to tell difficult stories during the nation's semiquincentennial.

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As American Girl marks its 40th anniversary, a historian argues the Mattel-owned brand has traded its original nuanced storytelling of U.S. history for nostalgia-driven products, missing an opportunity to tell difficult stories during the nation's semiquincentennial.

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