Baltimore Sun

Noted US women to be on quarters

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Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblaze­rs whose likenesses will appear on the U.S. quarter.

The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women’s accomplish­ments and contributi­ons, according to the U.S. Mint.

The mint will issue up to five new designs each year from 2022 to 2025. Those chosen for the first year are Angelou; Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief; Adelina Otero-Warren, a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement; Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood film star.

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