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 well.

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 ...

In the 1950s, the American businesswoman saw a gap in the toy market. She decided to launch a doll for girls that wasn't a baby, but a woman — with a woman's body, a job, and later, a boyfriend.

Mary Evans and LaVoise Taylor Smith were two of eight children from Belle Glade who inspired the Saralee dolls back in the 1950s. “Growing up, I knew that I was the model for a doll, but I had ...

Barbie commercials have come a long way since the 1950s, when one ad encouraged girls to want to get married. Today's commercials market the doll to boys and show girls dreaming about their careers.