Maya Angelou and Sally Ride to be Honored on Quarters...And how to suggest other women!

Kurisu · May 10, 2021 11:03PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/us/quarters-maya-angelou-sally-ride.html

SUGGEST OTHER WOMEN
Call for Recommendations: Prominent American Women and the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqWjRHVCn5LXSehxtyvzAsvtZrrVctznlVEfuF-DfQeDiHrQ/viewform

JMS1223 · May 11, 2021 3:14AM

Just sent in my recommendation for Rosa Parks. It’s time that she is honored on a coin.

keyman64 · May 11, 2021 5:06AM

Interesting. I photographed Maya Angelou for the venue I was doing work for about 12+ years ago. I’ll have to look for those photos at some point.

Kurisu · May 11, 2021 5:12AM

I'm still all for Molly Pitcher!!!

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley.... "Molly Pitcher"

A heroine in the Revolutionary War. Carried water to American soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolution 1778, then took over for her husband on the battlefield when he was no longer able to fight.

A soldier who witnessed her in action wrote about in his diary, without referring to the woman involved by name: “While in the act of reaching a cartridge and having one of her feet as far before the other as she could step, a cannon shot from the enemy passed directly between her legs without doing any other damage than carrying away all the lower part of her petticoat.”
It's believed she said something like, “Well, that could have been worse,” then returned to firing her cannon.

ricko · May 11, 2021 5:18AM

This program could be interesting.... Certainly some worthy subjects... Hopefully done artistically (such as the examples above)...Cheers, RickO

Kurisu · May 11, 2021 5:49AM

@ricko said:
This program could be interesting.... Certainly some worthy subjects... Hopefully done artistically (such as the examples above)...Cheers, RickO

Go submit your choice(s)...I know you're somewhat opinionated
You don't have to include any personal info if you don't want to...I did, because it's just going to the The National Women's History Museum
I included a link to a biography for them and a link to that image specifically of Molly because I think it's the best one.

koynekwest · May 11, 2021 5:52AM

I think the examples shown are quite well done and should remain that way on a coin.

ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ · May 11, 2021 6:04AM

@keyman64 said:
Interesting. I photographed Maya Angelou for the venue I was doing work for about 12+ years ago. I’ll have to look for those photos at some point.

would love to see that/those - what a cool opportunity

keyman64 · May 11, 2021 6:58AM

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@keyman64 said:
Interesting. I photographed Maya Angelou for the venue I was doing work for about 12+ years ago. I’ll have to look for those photos at some point.

would love to see that/those - what a cool opportunity

Ok, here are two photos from January 14, 2008. So, it was 13+ years ago.
She was speaking at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL.
I believe she had a stroke a few years before these were taken.

keyman64 · May 11, 2021 7:08AM

As for the opportunity, I did photography work for the University so not only did I shoot sports but also concerts and speaking events like this. I also photographed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, among many others. Robin Williams, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, an NFL event for the Bart Starr award where he was present with his wife, a couple Olympians. It was only for a few years that I did this but it was neat.

ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ · May 11, 2021 7:20AM

@keyman64 said:

thanks so much for sharing those ✌

Quincyboy12 · May 11, 2021 8:28AM

I suggested Admiral Grace Hopper and Dr. Rebecca Lancefield

johnny9434 · May 11, 2021 10:04AM

Amelia Earhart, fwiw

PerryHall · May 11, 2021 10:53AM

Dolly Madison

OPA · May 11, 2021 10:57AM

Since the latest post is for a "Dolly"

How about: Dolly Parton

do the subjects have to be dead or can they still be living?

keyman64 · May 11, 2021 11:36AM

@OPA said:
Since the latest post is for a "Dolly"

How about: Dolly Parton

do the subjects have to be dead or can they still be living?

Dead is a requirement.

PhillyJoe · May 11, 2021 11:37AM

I didn’t realize Sally Ride passed in 2012.

WillieBoyd2 · May 11, 2021 11:42AM

One interesting note is that on the coin Sally Ride is identified as "Dr. Sally Ride".

She has a doctorate in Physics but is not a medical doctor.

Testoon · May 11, 2021 2:02PM

Nothing wrong with that!

Dr. William Smith, Ph.D. in Physics

DBSTrader2 · May 11, 2021 5:16PM

So are these women each accepted & placed the issue of a coin from a particular "state" like previous series, or not?

Kurisu · May 11, 2021 5:48PM

@DBSTrader2 said:
So are these women each accepted & placed the issue of a coin from a particular "state" like previous series, or not?

https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-announces-first-two-honorees-in-american-women-quarters-program

DBSTrader2 · May 16, 2021 9:21AM

Thanks for the link! So do they have a link to all submitted obverse designs to choose from yet? I sure hope they don't try to change all denominations over to the current style of the Jefferson nickels.......... I dislike that one (and even more so the previous version) tremendously!!