In recent years, the issue of female representation on U.S. currency has been hotly debated.
The American Women Quarters Program, a four-year program from 2022 through 2025, will include celebrated African American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou; Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief; Adelina Otero-Warren, a New Mexican suffragist and education activist; Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American actress to appear in Hollywood films.
The American Women Quarters Program was created by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb. Here’s a summary of the accomplishments of each of the women selected so far to be featured on the quarter:Angelou will make history as the first Black American to be p, having served as the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. During her tenure, the Cherokee Nation’s population more than doubled and she worked to bolster its education, health care, and housing services. She also worked with the U.S. government to create a self-government agreement for the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller was recognized as, and was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
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