Maya Angelou first woman on US quarter

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou, the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Coins are planned for other pioneering women, including an astronaut, a tribal chief and an actress, as part of the American Women Quarters program.



The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou, the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Coins are planned for other pioneering women, including an astronaut, a tribal chief and an actress, as part of the American Women Quarters program.


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