The 2024 Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter is the 11th coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest. Pauli Murray was a founder of NOW, is credited by Betty Friedan with the idea of creating a national women’s rights organization. and is regarded as one of the most important social justice advocates of the twentieth century. Pauli Murray fought tirelessly for civil rights, women’s rights, and gender equality. Find out more on our website at https://veteranfeministsofamerica.org/vfa-pioneer-histories-project-anna-pauline-murray/
The American Women Quarters Program is the first circulating quarters program to exclusively honor the achievements of women, demonstrating what can be possible “with determination, perseverance and the indomitable spirit of American women.” https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-women-quarters-program/