>> Bryan Pietsch, The New York Times
Published: 10 May 2021 12:56 PM BdST
Updated: 10 May 2021 12:56 PM BdST
In an undated image provided by the US Mint, a rendering of coins celebrating the writer and poet Maya Angelou, left, and the astronaut Sally Ride will be issued next year as part of the US Mint’s American Women Quarters Programme. US Mint via The New York Times
Writer and poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, are the first women who will appear on a series of quarters to be issued by the US Mint over the next four years.