However, the U.S. Mint is aiming to remedy this deficit.

TheAmerican Women Quarters Programrecently launched quarters featuring the likeness of astronaut Sally Ride and poet and activist Maya Angelou.

As a young woman, Mankiller was inspired by the Indigenous occupation ofAlcatraz Islandin 1969.

First Female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, Honored on New Quarter

Photo:U.S. Mint

In 1985, she became the first Principal Chief of the Nation.

During her tenure, she made great strides in improving healthcare, education, and employment.

Today, Mankiller is a renowned Indigenous leader whose work continues throughThe Mankiller Foundation.

First Female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, Honored on New Quarter

Wilma Mankiller receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton, January 1998. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

Wilma Mankiller receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton, January 1998.

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