Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American on the US quarter

Anna May Wong is considered by many to be the first Chinese American movie star. Wong was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 1905, and appeared in more than 60 films over her career. Wong challenged racism and discrimination from the movie industry but gained international fame in Hollywood and Europe. Her film repertoire includes "Daughter of the Dragon" (1931), "Shanghai Express" (1932), "Piccadilly" (1929), and "The Thief of Baghdad" (1924). Wong received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Nina Otero-Warren was the first Hispanic woman to run for US Congress. Otero-Warren fought for women's voting rights in New Mexico, where she was born in 1881. She then became the state's first woman to serve as superintendent of Santa Fe public schools, holding the position for over a decade.

Nina Otero-Warren quarters were released on Aug. 15, 2022.

Wilma Mankiller was the first woman elected as chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985. She was born in Oklahoma on Nov. 18, 1945. Mankiller fought for women's and Native American rights, empowering Native communities in California and Oklahoma and serving the Cherokee Nation for 10 years. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

Wilma Mankiller quarters were released on June 7, 2022.

Sally Ride, born in Los Angeles on May 26, 1951, was the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space. Ride earned degrees in physics before she joined NASA in 1978 and launched into space aboard the space shuttle Challenger with four crewmates in 1983. The mission deployed communications satellites and performed a variety of experiments.

Sally Ride quarters were released on March 22, 2022.

Maya Angelou rose to prominence as a poet, civil rights activist, actor, and performer who is internationally hailed as one of the most influential authors of her time. Angelou's career spanned over 50 years and in that time, published autobiographies, essays, plays, movies, television shows, and the acclaimed memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969. Angelou is the first African American woman to be featured on a US coin. She was born April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Maya Angelou quarters were released on Jan. 3, 2022.

Bessie Coleman was the first licensed African American woman and Native American pilot. She was born in Texas on Jan. 26, 1892. Coleman was inspired by the female French pilots of World War I, and pursued her dream to become a pilot by leaving the US and enrolling in a flight school in France. She earned her pilot's license in 1921 and conducted her first public flight in 1923. Coleman was planning to open a flight school, but she died after falling out of a plane during one of her flights in 1926.

The Bessie Coleman quarters are scheduled to be issued in 2023.

Edith Kanakaʻole was a hula dancer, chanter, teacher, composer who was dedicated to preserving native Hawaiian culture, hula, and language. Kanakaʻole was born on Oct. 30, 1913, in Hawaii, where she founded the dance company Hālau o Kekuhi, internationally celebrated for its mastery of traditional hula and chant.

The Edith Kanakaʻole quarters are scheduled to be issued in 2023.

Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the US from 1933 to 1945 and the longest-serving first lady. Roosevelt cultivated a passion for working in political, racial, and social justice. She became the chair of the UN's Human Rights Commission in 1946 and was the chairperson of the drafting committee that formulated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She was born on Oct. 11, 1884 in New York City.

The Eleanor Roosevelt quarters are scheduled to be issued in 2023.

Jovita Idar was a Mexican American journalist, civil rights activist, teacher, and nurse who championed Hispanic cultural preservation and actively wrote about women's suffrage for her family newspaper, La Crónica. Idar was born on Sept. 7, 1885 in Texas.

She co-founded political organization La Liga Femenil Mexicanista (The League of Mexican Women) in 1911 and was the league's first president. The league raised money for families living in poverty and supported women workers through education and financial education.

The Jovita Idar quarters are scheduled to be issued in 2023.

Maria Tallchief was recognized as the first Native American to hold the rank of America's first major prima ballerina. Born on Jan. 24, 1925 in Oklahoma, Tallchief grew up on a reservation before making her way to New York to find a ballet company to join. In 1947, she became the first prima ballerina in the New York City Ballet and then co-founded the Chicago City Ballet with her sister in 1980.

The Maria Tallchief quarters are scheduled to be issued in 2023.