so identified with Kirsten Larson that when she came to Hollywood she changed her name as a nod to the American Girl doll. (Though the less fun story is it’s also a name tied to her grandmother.) ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a ...