The Alexander Doll Company (ADC) was founded 80 years ago by Madame Beatrice Alexander Behrman, the daughter of Russian immigrants. She was raised over her father’s doll hospital—the first in America—and often played with the dolls waiting to be mended. Her love of dolls led this dynamic woman to creating her own line of collectible dolls.
Madame Alexander infused a sense of excitement and wonderment in her fine quality, handcrafted dolls. She initiated a series of firsts in the toy industry, such as the first doll based on a licensed character, Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With the Wind. This led to the creation of dolls based on characters from popular motion pictures, like The Wizard of Oz. Madame Alexander was also the first to bring feature baby dolls to market, the first to create dolls in honor of living people (Queen Elizabeth, the Dionne Quints), and the first to introduce the first full figured fashion doll, Cissy, with haute couture outfits.
The tradition and elegance of Madame Alexander dolls continues today with a full line of collectible dolls, baby dolls and play dolls. The Little Traveler in Geneva, IL (west suburban Chicago) is proud to offer Madame Alexander Dolls for sale in our unique shop.