"Wilma inspired me and many others to make the world a better place." Barbie is honoring Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, with a new doll this ...

Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a US quarter in her likeness, to name a few. Now, the ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Earlier this year, the U.S. Mint announced that Wilma Mankiller would be the next woman to be minted on the newest quarter. Mankiller was the first female Chief of the Cherokee ...

Wilma Mankiller served in the top leadership role of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Peter Turnley/Corbis Historical via Getty Images If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter ...

WASHINGTON — Prominent Native American and women's rights activist Wilma Mankiller is being honored with her own Barbie. The doll is the latest addition in Mattel's "Barbie Inspiring Women" series, ...