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Part of a series on American women. How'd they pick her as the first is astonishing and so very woke.
Oh my. What a sad looking coin.
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Oh my. What a sad looking coin.
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The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter
The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.
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