American Women Quarters Program

From 2022 through 2025, the U.S. Mint is releasing new quarters featuring American women who changed the nation and the world. Staff members at the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, Because of Her Story, helped bring this series to life.

Graphic with five quarter designs featuring the women listed in this article

2022 American Women Quarters™ Program designs. Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

Coin featuring Mary Edwards
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Recognized on New U.S. Quarter 
June 4, 2024
Black and white portrait image Maria Tallchief
Danced into History: Maria Tallchief Quarter Release
October 23, 2023
Photos of Maya Angelou and Sally Ride
Maya Angelou, Sally Ride to Be Among First Women Featured on U.S. Quarters
Studio portrait of Jovita Idar
¡Que Viva Jovita! Celebrating Journalist and Activist, Jovita Idar
September 11, 2023
Graphic featuring design for quarter with Edith Kanakaʻole’s face blending into a background of mountains and a river. Text on the quarter includes “E hō mai ka ʻike.”
Composer and Educator Edith Kanakaʻole Protected the Native Hawaiian Worldview
March 24, 2023
A circular button featuring a sepia portrait of Bessie Coleman wearing an aviator hat and goggles.
Pilot Bessie Coleman Lands on the Newest Quarter
January 3, 2023
Black and white photo of Anna May Wong wearing a suit and top hat. She arches an eyebrow and holds a glass to the camera in a toast.
Actress Anna May Wong Championed Asian American Representation in More than 60 Films
October 24, 2022
Illustration of quarter featuring Nina Otero-Warren with her hands clasped, three flowers, and the text "Voto Para La Mujer."
Nina Otero-Warren Improved Education and Fought for Suffrage
August 15, 2022
Coin depicting Wilma Mankiller, wearing a traditional shawl, and the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation
Wilma Mankiller Led as the First Woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
June 6, 2022
Sally Ride headshot with American flag and a model of a space ship behind her. The photo is signed: Reach for the stars! Sally Ride
First Woman Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride Honored on U.S. Quarter
March 20, 2022
Black and white photograph of Maya Angelou wearing hoop earrings and a striped shirt
Dr. Maya Angelou Spoke Her Truth through Art and Activism
January 3, 2022