Pleasant Rowland (born Pleasant Williams Thiele circa 1941) is an American educator, reporter, writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Rowland is best known for creating the American Girl brand. She is also notable for her efforts to redevelop historic properties in Aurora, New York, where she created a partnership with her alma mater Wells College.
She has been married to Jerome Frautschi since 1977. He runs the family-owned Webcrafters book publishing company.
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