Kathleen, Ireland, 1937

I received Kathleen for my 12th birthday back in 2003, around when she had just come out. She is a beautiful doll, and definitely one of my favorite GOML dolls. I especially love her green eyes, freckles, and long red hair which is in ringlets. She arrived in the Irish dance dress that I believe she wore at the end of the book where she is in a competition of some sort (it's been awhile since I read the book so forgive me if anything I said is inaccurate!). The dress also has a cape attached to it. She also has a matching hat with a yellow feather on it, black tights, and black slip-on shoes with straps that cross in the middle. She came with a doll stand, just as all of the GOML dolls did. As you can probably see in the pictures, my Kathleen doll's hair has gotten a little messy with a few flyaways over the years. Her hair is not quite as protected as the other GOML dolls'. Her ringlets just hang loose, so I guess that's the only downside because her hair can get messed up more easily. But overall, Kathleen is a beautiful doll and I'd definitely recommend her!