Maya Angelou Featured On the US 25-cent Coin: Honoring Extraordinary Women
Maya Angelou, legendary author, poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist has been featured on the a coin minted by the US Treasury. She is first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin, also known a quarter. The quarters featuring Maya Angelou and other trailblazing American women started shipping on January 10, 2022. Other women featured on quarters include: actress Anna May Wong; astronaut Sally Ride; the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller; and activist and politician Nina Otero-Warren.