Help choose pioneering women to appear on US quarters So far, poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride have earned the honor. Coins with their likeness will be out next year. (Source: U.S. Mint/CNN) By CNN staff | May 11, 2021 at 8:26 AM CDT - Updated May 11 at 8:34 AM
(CNN) - What pioneering American woman would you like to see featured on a run of U.S. quarters?
The National Womenâs History Museum, the U.S. Mint and the Bipartisan Womenâs Caucus wants to know your ideas for the new American Women Quarters Program.
The person you pick must be deceased.
By Cherranda Smith
Poet and author
Maya Angelou is among the first women featured on quarters as part of a series by the US Mint. Dr.
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space will also be featured in the inaugural round of coins.
The New York Times, each woman will be on the tails side of the quarter which will go into circulation starting in January of next year. The American Women Quarters Program launched by the Mint will include as many as 20 women featured on quarters over the next four years.
“For too long, many of the women who have contributed to our country’s history have gone unrecognized, especially women of color,” Rep.
Museum accepting submissions for run of women quarters
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NATIONAL NEWS â The National Women s History Museum is asking for help in choosing which pioneering American women should be featured on on a run of U.S. quarters.
It s part of the American Women Quarters Program which will stamp circulating quarters with the faces of women who have made significant contributions to the US, according to the U.S. Mint.
The first two women chosen are Maya Angelou and astronaut Dr. Sally Ride.
The women chosen as honorees may come from a wide spectrum of fields including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored will come from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds.
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The United States Mint announced that Dr. Maya Angelou and Dr. Sally Ride have been selected as the first two honorees in the American Women Quarters Program.
Maya Angelou had a prominent literary career and is known for books such as
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which was published in 1970 and received international acclaim and landed on the best-sellers list.
“With more than 30 bestselling titles, Maya Angelou has written 36 books,” her website says.
According to NASA, Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly in space.
Angelou died in 2014 and Ride passed away in 2012. According to a statement released by the Mint, each woman honored on a coin must be deceased. Additionally, up to five different reverse designs will be issued over the four-year period, beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025.
(CNN) What pioneering American woman would you like to see featured on a run of U.S. quarters?
The National Women s History Museum wants to know your ideas for the new American Women Quarters Program.
The person you pick must be deceased.
So far, poet Maya Angelou and Astronaut Sally Ride have earned the honor. Coins with their likeness will be out next year.
Their faces will be on one side of the quarters with the first President George Washington on the front.
Up to 5 American female icons can be selected.