Anna May Wong earned notoriety in Hollywood as a huge talent in the 1920s and ’30s by singlehandedly challenging the industry to redefine its concept of what constitutes a leading lady. It’s only fitting—and long overdue—that she is now being nationally celebrated as the fifth woman featured in the U.S. Mint’s American Women’s Quarters Program.
Author: Susan D. Whiting
Susan D. Whiting serves as board chair of The National Women’s History Museum, former vice chair of Nielsen and a board trustee for the Chicago Academy of Sciences’ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. She is a cousin of Susan B. Anthony and is dedicated to the advancement of women and gender equality.