WILMA MANKILLER

Wilma Mankiller quarter FILE PHOTO: In this July 19, 1985, file photo, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses in front of the tribal emblem at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. The U.S. Mint says Mankiller will be among the first five women honored in the new American Women Quarters Program, which starts in 2022 and continues until 2025. (Michael Wyke/Tulsa World via AP) (Uncredited/ASSOCIATED PRESS)The next quarter honoring iconic women in American history will feature Wilma Mankiller. While she was living at the Cherokee Nation’s capital of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Mankiller moved to San Francisco by the age of 11, the museum reported. Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, to be honored on U.S. quarter https://t.co/XLNMeLl5Zj pic.twitter.com/KXSz4rmDSD — CBS News (@CBSNews) January 11, 2022The quarter proof set containing all five American Women Quarter Coins went on sale on March 8.

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>> 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.

American Women Quarters FILE - In this July 19, 1985, file photo, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses in front of the tribal emblem at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. The U.S. Mint says Mankiller will be among the first five women honored in the new American Women Quarters Program, which starts in 2022 and continues until 2025. The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women's accomplishments and contributions to the United States' development and history, according to the U.S. Mint. Under the program, the mint will issue up to five new designs each year from 2022 to 2025. Mankiller became one of the United States’ most visible Native American leaders during her 10 years as chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, from 1985 to 1995.

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