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 ...

Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, and her daughter, Elise Paschen, tells PEOPLE how "exciting" it is to see her mother memorialized as a Barbie Mattel;Getty Maria ...

Nov 14, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Updated Dec 22, 2024 0 Mattel is honoring Native American Heritage month in November with the release of a new Maria Tallchief Barbie in the Inspiring Women series of dolls.

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 ...

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 ...