Maya Angelou to appear on new quarters as U.S. Mint launches American Women series

Name: Maya Angelou to appear on new quarters as U.S. Mint launches American Women series
Uploaded: 2022-01-11T19:53:12.000Z
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Description: Americans will soon see a U.S. quarter featuring noted poet, author and social activist Maya Angelou. The quarter is part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program, which celebrates the contributions of women throughout the history of the United States.

Americans will soon see a U.S. quarter featuring noted poet, author and social activist Maya Angelou. The quarter is part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program, which celebrates the contributions of women throughout the history of the United States.

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Tue, Jan 11 20222:53 PM EST

Christian Nunley

The U.S. Mint will soon begin distribution of the Maya Angelou quarter.

The quarter is part of a larger American Women Quarters Program which highlights the contributions of women throughout U.S. history. The Mint will continue to issue up to five new quarter designs through the year 2025.

This year's honorees include physicist and astronaut Dr. Sally Ride; the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller; Nina Otero-Warren, who was a leader in the New Mexico suffrage movement; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American film star in Hollywood.

More information about the quarters program at the U.S. Mint can be found at the agency's website.