The U.S. Mint announced Monday that it has begun shipping quarters honoring the late writer and activist Maya Angelou.
that it has begun shipping quarters honoring the late writer and activist Maya Angelou.The series kicks off the American Women Quarters Program , which was signed into law last year to recognize notable women throughout U.S. history.It's part of an effort to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which ratified women's right to vote.The AWQ Program will feature coins designed to recognize trailblazing women from 2022 through 2025, with five quarters issued per year.
In 1992 at President Clinton's inauguration, she became the first African American woman to write and present a poem at a presidential inauguration. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010."As a leader in the civil rights movement, poet laureate, college professor, Broadway actress, dancer, and the first female African American cable car conductor in San Francisco, Maya Angelou’s brilliance and artistry inspired generations of Americans," Lee said in a statement.
"If you find yourself holding a Maya Angelou quarter, may you be reminded of her words, 'be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.'"
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