Terry lee mall biography for kids

1927:  Terri Lee’s namesake, Harriet “Terri Lee” Schrepel, is born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
1946:  Violet “Vi” Gradwohl founds Terri Lee Dolls, and names them after her daughter.

Terri Lee is introduced to the world in the Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalogue and sells 8,000 dolls, creating an instant hit.
1947:  Jackie Ormes, the first nationally syndicated African American cartoonis, signs a contract with  Terri Lee, Inc.

to produce the Patty-Jo doll. She was one of the first mass produced African American dolls to be sold nationwide. The Terri Lee doll company’s huge variety of costumes appealed to the very fashion-conscious Ormes.
1950:  Gene Autry visits the Lincoln, Nebraska factory to promote the new Terri Lee Gene Autry doll.
1951: The first Terri Lee monthly magazine is issues
1957:  A mysterious fire devastates the Terri Lee factory in Apple Valley, California
1960:  The first Talking Terri Lee doll is nationally mar