From 2022 through 2025, the American Women Quarters Program celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women of the United States with new quarters released by the U.S. Mint in partnership with our museum.
Quarters
2025 Honorees
Investigative journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist
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Founder of Girl Scouts of the United States of America
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learn more about Dr. Vera Rubin
Astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation
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Activist for people with disabilities
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learn more about Althea Gibson
Multi-sport athlete and first Black athlete to break the color barrier at the highest level in tennis
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2024 Honorees
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Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century
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Civil War era surgeon, women’s rights and dress reform advocate
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First woman of color to serve in Congress
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learn more about Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray
Poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest
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Writer, composer, educator, and political activist
2023 Honorees
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First African American and first Native American woman licensed pilot
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Indigenous Hawaiian composer, custodian of native culture and traditions
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Leader, reformer, first lady, and author
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Mexican-American journalist, activist, teacher, and suffragist
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America’s first prima ballerina
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2022 Honorees
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First Chinese American film star in Hollywood
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Physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space
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Celebrated writer, performer, and social activist
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Suffrage leader and the first woman superintendent of Santa Fe public schools
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First woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation
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