Books are currently being written by Valerie Tripp.
- When Samantha (1904) archived in Dec 2008, that left room for Rebecca (1914) to debut May 2009.
- In 2009 Kirsten (1854) was archived so that the Best Friends Collection NOLA girls, Cécile and Marie Grace (1853) could debut 2011. (what appeared to be behind schedule).
- Next Felicity (1774) archived 2011, making room for Caroline (1812) debut Sept 2012.
- Last year we saw Molly (1944) one of the original historical characters archive 2013, making room (possibly) for a 1950s character.
Lets face it...who doesn't LOVE the 50s?? My mom was born 1951 and my dad was in elementary school. My favorite singer Elvis Presley was all the rage in 1956.
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I decided to look up the 1954 - 1956 in wikipedia to see what major historical events happened.
--1954--
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Vice President: Richard Nixon (Republican)
February 23 – The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
March 1 – U.S. officials announce that a hydrogen bomb test has been conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
May 17 – Brown v. Board of Education (347 US 483 1954): The United States Supreme Court rules that segregated schools are unconstitutional.
September 3 – The last new episode of The Lone Ranger is aired on radio, after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years.
September 11 – The Miss America Pageant is broadcast on television for the first time.
--1955--
July 18 – The Disneyland Theme Park opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
December 1 – Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person, and the national civil rights movement begins.
--1956--
September 9 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
November 13 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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All of these events would make for an interesting book series.
What are your thoughts??
Cool! I bet her story is going to focus on polio... wait, maybe she will have polio! and she'll have crutches and a wheelchair and therapy items! I don't know a lot about the 1950's, but if she gets polio, that would be kind of cool. We could have a disabled doll!
ReplyDeleteThe civil rights movement was mostly during the 1960s,
Deleteso I don't think the Doll will be involved with the Civil Rights movement.
Sorry I think I replied to the wrong comment
DeleteJudging from these events, I can only hope that AG will make her Black so that she could focus on the Civil Rights Movement.
ReplyDeleteI don't think she will be a Civil Rights girl because
Deletethe Civil Rights were mostly during the 1960s
I really hope they make a 1950's historical doll! I LOVE the 50's style clothing! I will enjoy sewing outfits for dolls in this time period!
ReplyDeleteI just hope it is a pageant girl. I love pageants.
ReplyDeleteMe to my daughter would love a pageant doll.
DeleteIt would be fantastic if she were either African American or had polio (like the other comments). AG needs to show some extreme diversity and I'm all for it! (I also really like the 50s styles and have sewn a few doll clothes in them).
ReplyDeleteAG does show diversity;
Deletelook at the Look Alikes
Where did you find out about Valerie Tripp writing the books?
ReplyDeleteI'm excited, too-I really can't wait to see what her stories are about, since there was so much change going on back then!
http://funwithreadingandwriting.blogspot.com/2013/04/author-valerie-tripp-historical-fiction.html
DeleteVery fun. My mom wants her already. Lol.
ReplyDeleteI love Elvis! There are some really cool things happening in the 50s. Girls today would learn about the Cold War as well and the air raid drills routinely held in schools. My mom remembers them (she was born in 42).
ReplyDeleteThe 60s would also be a good era to introduce. Considering we just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles's appearance on Ed Sullivan...
I agree. Elvis as my first concert in 1975 at the Los Angeles Forum. Given the prototype images it appears this doll could be either late 50s or early 60s. Can't wait because I love both Elvis and the Beatles!!!!
DeleteI'm looking forward to this doll- especially the poodle skirt!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it will have anything to do with polio because of NOLA
ReplyDeleteMy Gramma was a 50's girl so I'm super excited!
ReplyDeleteMy mom & a couple of cousins were in high school during the 50s. The Korean Conflict was during the early 50s my dad & uncles served in Korea. Many important things happened during that period. I thought polio was during the late 40s because my father - in - law told me when my husband was a baby maybe 14 months old or so he got very sick & they thought he had polio. He was born in 1946.
ReplyDeleteSome of the girls in the AG universe debuted in odd numbered years - ex. Marie-Grace and Cecile; Caroline. Therefore we should also consider the possibility of the year 1953. Considering the titles of the books, we should recognize that 1953 was the 50th year celebration of powered flight. Mathilde Moisant, a woman pilot, also retired this year and ended her career on a high note by performing at the Sixth Annual Air Fair in honor of said 50th year anniversary.
ReplyDeleteOops! Meant to say Caroline's story started in 1812!
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