03-31-2022, 09:35 PM
From the US Mint website:
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce the following 2023 honorees for the American Women Quarters™ Program:
Edith Kanakaʻole – indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher, and entertainer. Her moʻolelo, or stories, served to rescue aspects of Hawaiian history, customs, and traditions that were disappearing due to the cultural bigotry of the time.
https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releas...m-honorees
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce the following 2023 honorees for the American Women Quarters™ Program:
Edith Kanakaʻole – indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher, and entertainer. Her moʻolelo, or stories, served to rescue aspects of Hawaiian history, customs, and traditions that were disappearing due to the cultural bigotry of the time.
https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releas...m-honorees