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Eleanor Roosevelt, Bessie Coleman and others to be featured on U.S. quarters

Eleanor Roosevelt will be among five women to be featured on the backs of U.S. quarters starting next year.

The U.S. Mint has announced the next five women to appear on the backs of coins as part of the American Women Quarters Program authorized by Congress.

The latest; journalist and suffragist ; composer, chanter, dancer and entertainer ; first lady, author, reformer and leader ; and America's first prima ballerina .

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