ANNA MAY WONG

She is the first Asian American movie star and is commemorated as one of the great actresses of the Golden Age of film.

She is the first Asian American movie star and is commemorated as one of the great actresses of the Golden Age of film.

The United States Mint says it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou.

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

>> Read more trending newsWilma Mankiller, Adelina Otero-Warren and Anna May Wong will be featured on the reverse of the 2022 quarters, the Mint announced in a news release. >> Change to women: New quarter series will feature famous women“Courageous women have made countless contributions throughout our great Nation’s history,” Mint Director David J. Ryder said in a statement. “The American Women Quarters Program is a unique opportunity to honor a broad and diverse group of women whose achievements, triumphs, and legacies reflect the strength and resilience of our Nation. We look forward to sharing their stories.”The United States Mint is pleased to announce the final three women to be honored in the American Women Quarters™ Program during its first year (2022). @smithsonian @womenshistory @USTreasury #HerQuarter #AmericanWomenQuarters pic.twitter.com/Vwfh6VYXrA — United States Mint (@usmint) June 9, 2021The quarters program will run through 2025 and will have up to five designs, according to CNN.

Poet Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride, suffrage activist Adelina Otero-Warren, film star Anna May Wong and Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller will appear on quarters starting in 2022.

A string of notable American women will appear on the U.S. quarter under a four-year program that begins in 2022.