An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential American honor: a Barbie doll in Ms. Mankiller’s likeness as part of toymaker Mattel’s “Inspiring Women” series. A public ceremony […]

An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential American honor: a Barbie doll in Ms. Mankiller’s likeness as part of toymaker Mattel’s “Inspiring Women” series. A public ceremony […]