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The U.S. Mint has released a quarter celebrating the life and accomplishments of Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist and Methodist social reformer. The Mint held two ceremonies earlier this month to celebrate the release of the Idar quarter, one on Sept. 14 with the National Women's History Museum.

Abigail Adams made history for her intellect. As the National Women’s History Museum states, “Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers ‘remember the ladies’ in their new laws, [she] was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams.”

The title of this article really shouldn’t surprise you, because one quality every man has is audacity. However, the contents may shock you, as you realize that objects you use every day and some discoveries that redefined disciplines, were all made by women and credited to men.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the well-known Oswego native, will be featured on U.S. Quarters as a part of the United States American Women Quarters Program. The program, started in 2022 and continuing through 2025, chooses five woman icons each year to be featured on the reverse side of quarters both in circulation and for collectors. The inclusion of Dr. Mary Walker this year continues a long line of women’s rights icons featured on the coins, including astronaut Sally Ride, writer Maya Angelou and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

UTSA hosted the Jovita Idár Quarter Release Thursday at the downtown Buena Vista Theater in collaboration with the United States Mint and the National Women’s History Museum. The event commemorated the achievements of Mexican-American journalist, suffragist and activist Jovita Idár with the creation of her dedicated quarter. It also served to launch Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

UTSA, the United States Mint and the National Women’s History Museum will co-host a celebration tonight of the latest coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program, featuring Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist, activist, teacher and suffragist.

Emmy-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa will serve as the keynote speaker for the Jovita Idar Quarter Release Celebration.

On display from Nov. 1-4 in Washington, D.C., Tiffany Shlain’s Dendrofemonology remakes the historical tree ring into a timeline of the story of women and power in society.

"The architecture of Washington, D.C., was self-consciously designed to evoke power, permanence and ancient Greek and Roman ideals of democracy and liberty, as espoused by the Founding Fathers. However, with erosion threatening architectural and human rights landmarks, artist and activist Tiffany Shlain says it is time to imagine a new national monument. Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum and Women Connect4Good, she has undertaken such a project."

UTSA to honor Jovita Idar with ceremonial quarter release

The panel discussion will discuss Idar’s life and legacy with representatives from the U.S. Mint, the National Women’s History Museum and members of Idar’s family.

UTSA, the United States Mint and the National Women’s History Museum will co-host a celebration of the latest coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program, featuring Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist, activist, teacher and suffragist.