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“Regarded by many as a pioneer of on-screen female superheroes, Craig—a trained dancer—was renowned for doing her own stunts in the show. An obituary posted on her official website explains that she passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades, in Los Angeles, on August 17 from complications with breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. The actress had been battling breast cancer for two years, her family said in a statement to CNN.”

“Les Daniels, in Batman: The Complete History (2004) wrote that the goal of ABC was to ‘attract new audience members, especially idealistic young girls and less high-minded older men.’ According to Craig: ‘I used to think the reason they hired me was because they knew I could ride my own motorcycle … I realized they hired me because I had a cartoon voice.’ A shared criticism of Batgirl and other female superheroes in television at the time (such as Wonder Woman and the Bionic Woman), is that she was not allowed to engage in hand-to-hand combat on screen. As such, ‘her fights were choreographed carefully to imitate the moves of a Broadway showgirl through the use of a straight kick to her opponent’s face rather than the type of kick a martial artist would use.’ However, Craig has also stated: ‘I meet young women who say Batgirl was their role model … They say its because it was the first time they ever felt girls could do the same things guys could do, and sometimes better. I think that’s lovely.’ During the early 1970s, Craig portrayed Batgirl once again in a public service announcement to advocate equal pay for women.” (Wikipedia).