2024 American Women Quarter Series
For 2024, the American Women Quarters Program honors Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color in Congress and advocate for gender and racial equality; Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor; Pauli Murray, a civil rights advocate, co-founder of the National Organization for Women; Zitkala-Ša, a writer, composer, and activist for Native American rights; and Celia Cruz, the Cuban-American "Queen of Salsa" and cultural icon
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