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I'm only 26, but a 70s HISTORICAL doll would make me feel old. It'd be neat to have another African-American historical, but from the 1960s. She'd be exactly 100 years from Addy, a fitting commemoration of the struggle for civil rights between the Civil War and the final breakdown of legal segregation and oppression. I don't know if I'd buy her, because 60s clothes were ugly in my opinion, but I'd buy the books and think it was neat and educational. I wouldn't buy a doll from the 70s. I find the fashions during that time repulsive. No offense to anyone- I look back on the 80s with embarassment of what I wore then too (remember the leg warmers and stretch lace- blech).
I'd really love to see a Scottish immigrant doll from the 1720s, maybe with a few French gowns somehow, because the fashions were gorgeous during that time and the stories were interesting. I'd still like to see a historical Jewish doll and also an Asian one. I really like the idea of a Chinese immigrant during the 1800s to San Francisco. There are not enough west coast dolls yet IMO. I just old time periods- turn of the century and before.
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Even though I am 28, I think a doll from the 50's would be great. I LOVE the 50s. And there is so much going on for that time!
But in my heart I think a doll from the 1600's would be great. I would love a doll from the reconstruction period, but not from the south, maybe the west.
Lara
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I would jump for a historical doll from the 1950s. Gosh, all of my dolls now dress as they did in the 1950s and 1960s much of the time. It would be just like home...
Taffy
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I think it would be really cool, but I think there are still some gaps in our history that need to be covered before we get into the more recent eras. I would like more immagrant dolls!
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There are so many dolls that I want to see from so many different time frames. I think a 40's or 50's doll would have so many options. I personally have an interest in WWII history. While Molly told one story being the child of a service member there are so many other stories to tell from this time period. Japanese internment camps, jewish children sent far from home, post hiroshima.
The 50's also present a very interesting opportunity for a civil rights african american girl.
Most of these topic are deeper than a childrens book could describe for the target age group of American Girl.
Westward expansion, Alaskan Gold rush, Californian Gold rush, Immigration in the 1800/1900 from everywhere. So many time periods and nationalities aren't represented!
