American Girl Historical Doll – Felicity Merriman

In 1991, Felicity Merriman was the first doll added to the historic American Girl Doll collection. She became the fourth historical doll, following Kirsten Larson (1854), Samantha Parkington (1904) and Molly McIntire (1944), the original three historical dolls to launch the collection in 1986. Felicity also expanded the historical reach of the American Girl Dolls at 80 years old, back to 1774.

Born on April 21, 1765, Felicity Merriman has grown into an energetic colonial girl living in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1774; shortly before the start of the American Revolution.
 
Unlike other girls of her time, Felicity likes the outdoors and her favorite activity is horseback riding. She is not content to do “what all colonial girls are expected to do, sit down”. Instead, she is a brave and energetic girl who believes that the American colonies should be free. However, Felicity’s grandfather and her best friend, Elizabeth, feel that the King, who lives far away in England, is the best person to rule the colonies. As a result, Felicity’s feelings are torn apart and she must find a way to keep both love and loyalty in her heart. These are common themes in all of Felicity’s books; loyalty and staying true to one’s ideals.
 
A little over 10 years after her introduction, in 2002, Felicity, her outfits, accessories, and furniture were removed from the American Girl catalog and only available online. As a result, Felicity was virtually retired as a full member of the historic American Girl Doll collection. Then, in 2004, due to strong sales of Felicity and her accessories at New York’s American Girl Place store (and some negative customer feedback about her limited availability) she brought her back to the brink. of retirement. Some of her items previously removed from her were reintroduced and her best friend, Elizabeth Cole, was added as part of the Felicity collection.

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