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American Women Quarters™ Program

In late 2020, Congress passed legislation (P.L. 116-330, signed into law on January 13, 2021) directing the U.S. Mint to consult with the National Women's History Museum, as well as the Smithsonian Institution American Women’s History Initiative and the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, to identify prominent American women to honor on a series of quarter dollars over the next four years.

These trailblazing women will be featured on circulating and numismatic American Women Quarters™ Program coins beginning in January 2022.  The public was invited to submit recommendations through a web portal hosted by the National Women's History Museum; more than 11,000 recommendations were submitted for consideration. Click here to learn more about this inspiring and important program, and download our classroom-ready posters here.

 

The 2025 Quarters

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2017-10/Ida_B_Wells_Square.png | Ida B. Wells | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett | Pioneering investigative journalist, suffragist, civil rights activist, and a founder of the NAACP.
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2017-10/Julliet_Gordon_Low_Square.png | Juliette Gordon Low | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/juliette-gordon-low | Founder, Girl Scouts of the USA
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/original_resolution/public/images/2024-07/Vera%20Rubin%20Square.png | Dr. Vera Rubin | https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/medalofscience50/rubin.jsp | Pioneering astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation provided the first persuasive evidence of dark matter (NWHM bio forthcoming)
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/06/05/obituaries/05Milbern2/merlin_173227659_b37065a5-1197-43b4-a005-5dfe391d845c-jumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp | Stacey Park Milbern | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/stacey-milbern-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k0.gdwE.1g-nwXB5wvBC&smid=url-share | Visionary leader and powerful activist for disability justice (NWHM bio forthcoming, photo and link NYT)
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/original_resolution/public/images/2024-07/Althea%20Gibson.png | Althea Gibson | https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/althea-gibson/ | Trailblazing multi-sport athlete; first Black athlete to break the color barrier at the highest level in tennis (NWHM bio forthcoming).

The 2024 Quarters

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-04/Pauli%20Murray%20Square.png | Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray | Poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2021-04/Patsy-Mink1970-Square.png | The Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/patsy-mink | First woman of color to serve in Congress
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2021-04/Mary-Edwards-Walker-Square.png | Dr. Mary Edwards Walker | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-edwards-walker | First female U.S. Army surgeon and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/original_resolution/public/images/2024-04/Celia%20Cruz%20Square.png | Celia Cruz | https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-women-quarters/celia-cruz | Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century
https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-04/Zitka%CC%81la-S%CC%8Ca%CC%81.png | Zitkala-Ša | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/zitkala-sa | Writer, composer, educator, and political activist

The 2023 Quarters

The 2022 Quarters

/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2018-07/Angelou_Maya_NPG_SI_B2000196C%20square.jpg | Maya Angelou | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maya-angelou | Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author.
/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2018-08/Wilma_Mankiller_0.jpg | Wilma Mankiller | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/wilma-mankiller | Wilma Mankiller is honored and recognized as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2021-03/Adelina_Otero-Warren.jpg | Adelina Otero-Warren | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/adelina-nina-otero-warren | Adelina Otero-Warren, the first Hispanic woman to run for U.S. Congress and the first female superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe, was a leader in New Mexico’s woman’s suffrage movement.
/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2018-08/220px-Sally_Ride_in_1984.jpg | Dr. Sally Ride | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride | First American woman in space.
/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2021-04/Anna-May-Wong-Square.png | Anna May Wong | https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anna-may-wong | Appearing in over 60 movies throughout her career, Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.

Watch NWHM in Conversation: Celebrating the Maya Angelou Quarter and the American Women Quarters™️ Program

News and Updates about the American Women Quarters™ Program

United States Mint Announces Designs for 2024 American Women Quarters™️ Program Coins (July 20, 2023)
United States Mint Announces Designs for 2023 American Women Quarters™ Program Coins (August 29, 2022)
United States Mint Announces 2023 American Women Quarters™ Program Honorees (March 30, 2022)
United States Mint Announces Designs for 2022 American Women Quarters™ Program Coins (October 6, 2021)