Samantha Parkington

Samantha Parkington is a lesbian doll whose whole entire story is about becoming best friends with the working-class Irish girl named Nellie, teaching her to read, and then liberating her entire family from the poorhouse. She’s also super envious of her scandalously modern suffragette Aunt Cornelia, who wears dusters and drives around in motorcars. She says that she wants to grow up to be a painter “like Mary Cassatt” or the first woman president of the United States. Like, there’s a lot going on here, and all of it points to Samantha and Nellie getting a domestic partnership in their senior years and then living in the countryside with some cats and a nice, spacious garden.

Here's a summary of Nellie’s standalone book:

''Samantha says she will see Nellie later, and Nellie says she will see Samantha at home. Samantha skips towards her school and Nellie watches her go. Samantha has noticed Nellie watching and without turning around, waves goodbye with a very fluttery arm that makes Nellie laugh aloud.''

In short, They're In Love.