Before the Internet and the enormous American Girl stores were a thing, getting the American Girl catalog in the mail was an epic event. Back then, there were only three dolls to covet: bonnet-wearing Swedish immigrant Kirsten, bespectacled World War I–era patriot Molly, and Victorian society gal Samantha, who could rock a hair bow like no […]
All throughout my school career, there was something about history class I just didn’t get. It was always the worst grade on my report card, and in college as soon as I could opt out of taking it, I did. I couldn’t relate to what I saw as simple memorization, never my strong suit: dates, […]
