Miz McClellan said. She said Wilma Mankiller meant so much to girls who had no power at that time.

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Wilma Mankiller was known for her effort to return the balance of power of the sexes to the Cherokee Nation.

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Faith Lapidus tells about her life. Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation, based in Oklahoma.

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Also from Japan, Mai Susuki noted that Wilma Mankiller's actions helped change what people thought of the roles for women in her society.

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Wilma Mankiller, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, died of cancer at her home in Adair,Oklahoma.

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Miz McClellan praised Wilma Mankiller's ability to lead and help others during such personal difficulties.

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Other people wrote to say that Wilma Mankiller's story made them feel brave and hopeful.

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Former President Bill Clinton awarded Wilma Mankiller the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen ninety-eight.

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Wilma Mankiller lived in and around San Francisco for the next twenty years.

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Wilma Mankiller was born in nineteen forty-five in Oklahoma.

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Wilma Mankiller faced many personal and health problems.

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