a collector purchased some of these dolls from his family, a few of which can be seen in museums and archives, with the ...

Addy Walker, the first African American doll, was introduced in ... Like You” and eventually “Truly Me,” allowed girls to choose dolls that looked like them, with a variety of skin tones ...

she recalls. "We should have dolls that have curls and braids, so other girls can see themselves and their dolls and feel beautiful." "I told her I wanted to make dolls that have curls and braids ...