The incomparable poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, will be one of the first women to have their likenesses imprinted on the quarter.
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As part of a new program to honor history-making American women, Dr. Maya Angelou will be featured on a new edition of the quarter set to be issued in January 2022.
The U.S. Mint has announced seven different designs in honor of Angelou’s contributions, ABC News reports. One portrays Angelou holding a cage in one hand and a blackbird in the other. Another design shows Angelou with her arms outstretched against a bird-shaped backdrop.
The priceless change in design comes from the U.S. Mint’s American Women’s Quarters Program. The legislation for the program was introduced by senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and passed in 2020 with bi-partisan support.
