The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on a U.S. quarter next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the flip side of the coin
This undated photo provided by Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation show the late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka'ole. Kanaka"ole is among five women who will be individually featured on a U.S. quarter next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the flip side of the coin. HONOLULU — — The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka'ole is among five women who will be individually featured on a U.S. quarter next year as part of aThe U.S.
The Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation in Hilo, which was established in 1990 to perpetuate her and her husband Luka Kanaka’ole's teachings, said she has been recognized as “the preeminent practitioner of modern Hawaiian culture and language.” The U.S. Mint said the other four women to appear on the coin next year were: Bessie Coleman, the first African American and first Native American woman pilot; Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady and author; Jovita Idár, the Mexican American journalist and activist; and Maria Tallchief, who was America’s first prima ballerina.
This year, the program is issuing coins featuring five other women, including poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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