Spilling the Tea with Allison Horrocks’Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl’
March 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Spilling the Tea with Allison Horrocks
‘Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl’
March 29 • 2 p.m. • Jamestown Settlement
Join Allison Horrocks, co-host of the “Dolls of Our Lives” podcast and co-author of “Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl,” for a discussion of the nostalgia and power of the American Girl® empire, March 29, 2 p.m., at Jamestown Settlement, Education Wing, Classroom A.
With a trip to Williamsburg, Va., Pleasant Rowland created a brand that sparked a love of history in young people across the country. In this program, Horrocks will be in conversation with Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Director of Learning and Community Engagement Sally Meyer, to discuss American Girl® creator Pleasant Rowland and how the combination of girl power and history shaped an entire generation. After the conversation, enjoy a light reception and book signing with Allison Horrocks.
Allison Horrocks
Allison Horrocks, public historian and co-author of “Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl” (2023), completed her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut and currently works as a park ranger at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Pawtucket, RI. She has been an interpreter and tour guide at a number of historic sites. For the past five years, she has been the co-host of “Dolls of Our Lives” podcast about American Girl®, history and pop culture.
