When Ashley Eckstein, 29, was first cast as the voice of Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano in the animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” she went looking for “Star Wars” merchandise aimed at her gender.
She rapidly realized it was scarce.
“I scoured the Internet looking for more female ‘Star Wars’ merchandise and realized it didn’t really exist, and if it did, it was either sold out or on back order or very small,” she says.
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