The US Mint has announced the full list of five pioneering American women who will appear on the first run of the 'American Women Quarters Program.'
. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chose the rest of the honorees with input from the public, according to the US Mint.
The quarter that honors Maya Angelou evokes one of her most famous works, the autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."Asian American actress Anna May Wong, Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller and suffragette and politician Nina Otero-Warren will join Ride and Angelou in being featured on the coins.
"These inspiring coin designs tell the stories of five extraordinary women whose contributions are indelibly etched in American culture," US Mint Acting Director Alison Doone said in a statement.to submit names of women they view as American icons. The bureau welcomed entries of women known for their work in civil rights, science and the arts, among other areas, with an emphasis on women from"ethnically, racially and geographically diverse backgrounds.
was the first Chinese American Hollywood star, appearing in silent films in the 1920s, as well as films such as"Shanghai Express," though racism in the industry severely limited the roles she was able to take.Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, according to the.
Nina Otero-Warren supported women's suffrage in her native New Mexico and helped include Spanish-speaking women in the suffragist movement. She was Santa Fe's superintendent of public schools for more than a decade, and in the 1920s became the first Hispanic woman to run for Congress (she lost in part because the public discovered she was divorced, according to the
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