![]() ![]() Visit the Upcoming Events page for more information. On June 10, the National Women’s History Museum will hold a film screening and panel discussion. Join representatives from the Mint and the Cherokee Nation on June 6 for a livestream of the event in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In the coming days, the Mint will celebrate the third coin in the program, the Wilma Mankiller Quarter. The event closed with remarks by Ventris Gibson and a presentation of coin designs made by the students. ![]() The quarter design depicts Angelou with outstretched arms. Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Representatives from the Smithsonian and the NWHM discussed their roles in the AWQ Program and how honorees are selected for the quarters. Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969. Margaret Weitekamp from the Smithsonian, spoke of her experience researching and curating items related to Ride. The two students shared their winning projects: a piece of artwork and a song.ĭr. Tam O’Shaughnessy, Ride’s life partner and co-founder of Sally Ride Science, also delivered a video message to the students.ĭuring the event, a representative from the Out Astronaut Project announced the winners of a student contest to create a piece of work inspired by Ride’s legacy. Angelous quarter will depict her with her arms uplifted, in front of a bird in flight and a rising sun. She was joined by representatives of the Smithsonian and National Women’s History Museum. Ride Elementary School in Germantown, Maryland. A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin. Sally Ride Quarter, Ventris Gibson, Deputy Director of the Mint, gave remarks during an event for students at Dr. To further celebrate the launch of the Dr. She said of the AWQ Program, “Recognizing and honoring women on our nation’s coinage matters, because our coins tell the American story.” In her remarks, Thompson spoke of the legacy of Ride and of the quarter design. Michele Thompson speaks at the Space Symposium in Colorado. Mint program lead for the AWQ Program, introduced the attendees to the Dr. Space Force, and former astronauts to share insights on the role of women in space exploration. The Mint celebrated the quarter in April with events in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Germantown, Maryland.ĭuring the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado, a luncheon gathered representatives from NASA, U.S. The second quarter in the program honoring Dr. To launch the first coin in the program, the Mint joined representatives from the National Women’s History Museum and the Smithsonian in a virtual event to discuss the quarter design and details of the program. In January, the Mint shipped the Maya Angelou Quarter to the Federal Reserve. Mint is celebrating the new program with launch events across the country. Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, will be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Programme, which was signed into law in January 2021. The American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program is the first coin program focused exclusively on recognizing the contributions women have made to this country. The American public was invited to submit names of iconic women for the programme after a bill put forward by Democrat congresswoman Barbara Lee.JVentris Gibson, Deputy Director of the Mint, speaks to students at Dr. The Angelou quarter is the first in the US Mint’s American Women Quarters programme, which will include the physicist and first female astronaut Dr Sally Ride and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, later this year. I’m very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America’s most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou,” said Janet Yellen, US treasury secretary. “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country – what we value, and how we’ve progressed as a society. Priced at 21.00, this set consists of five proof finish American Women Quarter coins with reverse (tails) designs honoring: Maya Angeloucelebrated writer, performer, social activist. ![]() The author of 36 books – and the recipient of more than 20 honorary degrees – she read her poem On the Pulse of the Morning at Bill Clinton’s 1992 inauguration, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2010. WASHINGTON The United States Mint (Mint) 2022 American Women Quarters Proof Set (product code 22WP) will be available for purchase on March 8 at noon EST. The poet and writer, who died in 2014, was the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in which she wrote about the racial discrimination she experienced growing up. Photograph: The Department of Treasury/AFP/Getty Images ![]()
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