A Latina’s face will be featured on one of the new designs for the U.S coin the quarter for the first time. Nina Otero-Warren was an accomplished Hispanic American leader who helped women in New Mexico gain the right to vote. The Mint’s American Women Quarters Program saw her accomplishments and decided to put her face on the U.S coin.
Nina Otero-Warren is also the first woman superintendent for public schools in Santa Fe. The Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, a program that focuses only on women achievements and history, chose Nina to be stamped on the coin.
Her journey started when she became the first Latina to run for the U.S. congress, and though she lost she was still positive about with results. Warren later became a superintendent of the Santa Fe public schools and worked to improve local Hispanic and native Americans communities.
Though working there, the communities were poor considering that native Americans were not treat as well, even in a NBC article they say, “[w]hile serving as Santa Fe County’s inspector of Indian schools, she criticized the government for the conditions within the federal school system for Native American children.” After she helped women in New Mexico, she died in her childhood home in 1965.
In an NBC article, the blueprint of the quarter was described. Nina will be on one side of the quarter holding yucca flowers, which are New Mexico’s state flower. Along with that there will be a phrase in Spanish saying “voto para la mujer,” which means “votes for women.”
Nina will be remembered and so will her accomplishments as a Hispanic leader, especially when the coin with her face on it will come out. Along with Nina being on quarters famous, women like Dr. Sally Ride or even Eleanor Roosevelt will also be featured on quarters.
Link To sources found in Article: The late history-making Latina Adelina Otero-Warren is featured in a U.S. quarter_.pdf
Nina Otero-Warren is also the first woman superintendent for public schools in Santa Fe. The Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, a program that focuses only on women achievements and history, chose Nina to be stamped on the coin.
Her journey started when she became the first Latina to run for the U.S. congress, and though she lost she was still positive about with results. Warren later became a superintendent of the Santa Fe public schools and worked to improve local Hispanic and native Americans communities.
Though working there, the communities were poor considering that native Americans were not treat as well, even in a NBC article they say, “[w]hile serving as Santa Fe County’s inspector of Indian schools, she criticized the government for the conditions within the federal school system for Native American children.” After she helped women in New Mexico, she died in her childhood home in 1965.
In an NBC article, the blueprint of the quarter was described. Nina will be on one side of the quarter holding yucca flowers, which are New Mexico’s state flower. Along with that there will be a phrase in Spanish saying “voto para la mujer,” which means “votes for women.”
Nina will be remembered and so will her accomplishments as a Hispanic leader, especially when the coin with her face on it will come out. Along with Nina being on quarters famous, women like Dr. Sally Ride or even Eleanor Roosevelt will also be featured on quarters.
Link To sources found in Article: The late history-making Latina Adelina Otero-Warren is featured in a U.S. quarter_.pdf
