BMC Toys debuted a prototype figurine at the Chicago Toy Soldier Show. The Pennsylvania toy maker who responded to a viral letter from a 6-year-old girl asking for a female version of the iconic ...

Girl's wish for women toy soldiers granted after viral letter to toymaker Vivian Lord, now 7, wrote a letter to toymakers with a request for women toys.

Retired Navy enlisted officer JoAnn Ortloff, proudly wearing her T-shirt, displays the first female toy soldiers by BMC Toys.

PLASTIC ARMY WOMEN: First full line of female soldiers is expected to be available by next Christmas.

A letter written by Vivian Lord drew a flurry of news media attention and prompted one toymaker to develop, for the first time, a pack of the classic toy soldiers designed to be women.

A handwritten letter to BMC Toys sent by a 6-year-old girl from Arkansas wondering where the female toy solders are prompted soul-searching and eventually a new contingent of Plastic Army Women.

A Pennsylvania toy company says it’s making women toy plastic soldiers after getting requests from female veterans, toy fans, and a persuasive letter from a 6-year-old girl.

And I think that's a good thing for everybody." BMC Toys' female soldier line should be ready by Christmas 2020. Toy Soldiers On The Pennsylvania Road Plastic Army Women arrive just in time for ...