It is rare to have your face printed on a coin. No matter where you are from and what type of coin there is, very few people get their face on there to be recognized. A new U.S. coin will recognize the life and achievements of an early 20th-century leading Hispanic American figure in politics and education. Adelina’s image will be stamped on the U.S. quarter in recognition of her leadership in New Mexico’s movement for women’s right to vote.

There are many people who do good thing and should be recognized but aren’t so why should Adelina be recognized? Well between the two world wars, she took on the role as superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe County where she worked to improve conditions for Hispanic and Native American communities. She’s recognized for fighting against federal demands to assimilate Hispanic and Indigenous New Mexicans, by methods which included banning their traditional languages and customs.

Article link: The late history-making Latina Adelina Otero-Warren is featured in a U.S. quarter_.pdf