Pleasant Rowland
publication date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)
category: 
Business
clue: It is appropriate that her dolls have brought so much joy to children, since her name connotes happiness.
explanation: Rowland founded the American Girl doll series. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
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