Maya Angelou, who passed away in May 2014 at the age of 86, is still making history.

The distinguished poet and civil rights activist will become the first Black woman to be featured on the U.S. quarter.

The coin will be paying tribute to Angelou as part of the Women’s Quarter Program. Sen. Deb Fischer and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto introduced the idea to create the program.

“We look forward to being reminded of their legacies every time we see their faces on a new quarter,” they added.

The U.S. Mint is honoring 20 trailblazing women on a new series of quarters, starting with Angelou and NASA astronaut Dr. Sally Ride.

Angelou’s writing career was developed from a rough beginning. The author shared that at the age of 7, she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. He was later beaten to death in an assault that some believed was carried out by Angelou’s uncles. 

The trauma from the rape left Angelou mute for six years. During those years, she begins writing.

Angelou rose to literary fame with her book, “Why the Caged Bird Sings,” with its unflinching account of rape and racism in the segregated South.

In 1992, she became the first Black woman (and second-ever poet) to write and present a poem at a presidential inauguration. She also held more than 30 honorary degrees and published more than 30 bestselling works.

She received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Barack Obama and won the Literarian Award (an honorary National Book Award).

According to the United States Mint, the coins have already been shipped out and will continue in circulation through 2025.