Throughout Women's History Month, we honor the contributions and achievements of the women who forged a path for us to be ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — Barbie is honoring the Osage Nation Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief with a doll for Native American Heritage Month. The Tallchief doll is the second from an Oklahoma tribe in the ...

TULSA, Okla. — One of the Five Moons of Oklahoma is honored with a special Barbie. Maria Tallchief, born in Fairfax, Okla., is remembered for revolutionizing the ballet world by becoming the first ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s ...

To some people, it may just be a doll. But for the Osage Nation, it represents something more important. “Today's a big day. They couldn’t have made a better selection in Maria,” said Osage Nation ...

Maria Tallchief, who broke barriers to become one of the most respected American ballerinas, died on Thursday of complications from a broken hip. She was 88. The New York Times reports that Tallchief ...

OKLAHOMA (KFOR) —Barbie celebrates women with different careers and backgrounds. Her latest adventure is honoring Oklahoma’s own, Maria Tallchief. Maria Tallchief, Courtesy: Oklahoma Historical ...

The Osage Nation’s ballet trailblazer, Maria Tallchief, is now honored with one of Mattel’s newest Barbie designs. The doll was created as part of Mattel's Barbie brand’s mission to recognize ...

Despite assumptions to the contrary, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief showed that Indigenous people could not just exceed the standards of Western arts but also set new ones, writes associate professor ...