The dancer, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, which is why Mattel is honoring her with an Inspiring Women Barbie doll. Tallchief's Barbie will join the likes of Florence ...

Maria Tallchief, an Osage dancer from Oklahoma known as "America's first prima ballerina" is the latest in the line of Inspiring Women to be immortalized as a Barbie doll. In celebration of Native ...

Monday, she is celebrated as a groundbreaking figure in both ballet and Native American history with the launch of a Barbie doll in her likeness. Maria joins a lineup of trailblazers in the ...

or another passion — and I hope this doll instills that power in everyone.” The Barbie depicts Tallchief in one of her signature roles, as the title character in the New York City Ballet’s 1 ...