Explore the cultural power of dolls in Dolls Beyond Play by Erick DuPree—a groundbreaking study tracing dolls from ancient artifacts to modern collectibles. Blending history, psychology, and gender studies, this book reveals dolls as vital tools of identity, memory, and meaning.

Little Ladies: Victorian Fashion Dolls and the Feminine Ideal explores how 19th-century dolls served as tools of gender training and socialization. Beneath the silks and lace lies a powerful story of class, empire, and the making of the “proper” woman—stitched in miniature.