Vivian Lord, now 7, wrote a letter to toymakers with a request for women toys. A 7-year-old Arkansas girl who pleaded with a toymaker to start making a female version of the iconic Green Army Men ...

(WIVB) — Remember those plastic, green soldiers you might have played with as a child? They were probably all male, but that’s changing this holiday season. BMC Toys is releasing female soldier toys ...

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania toy company has announced a new line of “Army Women” plastic toys in order to represent the women who serve in the U.S. Military. BMC Toys, of Scranton, is one of the few ...

BMC Toys makes plastic green Army women in response to Vivian Lord’s viral letter A 6-year-old girl in Arkansas is getting her request answered after a letter she wrote asking for little green Army ...

SCRANTON, Pa. (KGO) -- When's the last time one of those little green army men were at the top of Christmas a gift list? Apparently they're making a big comeback all thanks to a new addition to the ...

SCRANTON, Pa. -- A Scranton toymaker decided earlier this year to expand his line of plastic toy soldiers to include one female figurine -- a risk he thought was worth taking. A wildly successful ...