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Pleasant Rowland born in 1941 in the Chicago area and grew up in Bannockburn,
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Pleasant Rowland was a schoolteacher in several states. She was a news reporter and from 1968 to 1971.
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Debut of historical characters Kirsten Larson
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Debut of history character Felicity Merriman
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Debut of historical chararcter Addy Walker
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Debut of Bitty Baby and contempoary advice and activities books
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Debut of historical chararcter Josefina Montoya ( a New Mexican girl from 1824
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Acquisition of Pleasant company by Mattel
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Debut of the first Girl of the Year contemoary character, Lindsey
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In 2004 Rowland founded Rowland Reading Foundation to promote the Rowland Reading Program.
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The American Girl books are also available in bookstores nationwide.
