Pleasant Rowland

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Pleasant Rowland is an American educator, author, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the American Girl doll and book company.

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Pleasant Rowland canonical 1

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instanceOf educator ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award ⓘ
boardMemberOf various educational organizations ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt Wellesley College ⓘ
employer American Girl ⓘ
fieldOfWork children's literature ⓘ
education ⓘ
toy industry ⓘ
founded American Girl ⓘ
Rowland Reading Foundation ⓘ
genre children's books ⓘ
hasFamilyName Rowland ⓘ
hasGivenName Pleasant ⓘ
industry publishing ⓘ
retail ⓘ
knownFor founding American Girl ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableProject redevelopment of downtown Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
notableWork American Girl ⓘ
Rowland Reading Program ⓘ
educational reading materials for children ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
educator ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
partOf Rowland Reading Foundation ⓘ
philanthropyFocus education ⓘ
the arts ⓘ
placeOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sold American Girl to Mattel ⓘ
linked to: American Girl, LLC
spouse Jerome Frautschi ⓘ

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Wells College → hasNotableAlumnus → Pleasant Rowland ⓘ