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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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