Mallory Page “Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls,” Dame Hellen Mirren announces as the Narrator in Barbie.[1] While this quote may be hyperbolic, dolls are a pivotal part of many women’s childhoods. The success of Barbie this past summer points to the importance of dolls to modern culture. Long before the advent of the eponymous … Continue reading The Decoration of Doll Houses: Gilded Age Values on Display in a Toy