Maryellen Larkin is the American Girl company's newest BeForever doll, the first one to be set in the 1950s. She's a true baby-boomer, born May 7, 1945. The spirited Florida girl who loves "I Love ...

NEW YORK — American Girl” has launched a brand new doll and her name is Maryellen Larkin. The first girl set in the 1950s. There’ll be three books based on Maryellen hitting the market as ...

In the 1950s, Ruth Handler, the woman behind Barbie, found it difficult to find support for her idea. Critics believed the doll with the impossible figure symbolized objectification and consumerism.

Eight children from Belle Glade were the inspiration for what became the first doll to accurately depict an African American child, in a way that parents and kids felt connected to the toy.