Woman To Replace Hamilton On $10 bill

Posted by | June 18, 2015 07:30 | Filed under: Economy

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A woman will appear on the ten dollar bill, although exactly who has not been announced. Rosa Parks, pictured here, is seen as a good choice.

Just which woman is up to you.

Legally, the decision belongs to Jack Lew, but the Treasury secretary said he’s seeking public input on which female historical figure should appear on U.S. paper currency for the first time in 119 years.

“We’re going to spend a lot of time this summer listening to people,” Lew said. A decision could come this fall.

But even then, it will take nearly five years for the new bill to see circulation. That’s because of the intricate planning for a redesign that will incorporate new anti-counterfeit measures and tactile features for the blind.

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10 responses to Woman To Replace Hamilton On $10 bill

  1. EnuffBull June 18th, 2015 at 08:15

    Why replace Hamilton on the $10? I truly thought replacing Jackson on the $20 was in the works?

    • Dwendt44 June 18th, 2015 at 14:29

      Hamilton and Franklin are the two non presidents. I guess it was one of those bills and the $10 was up for redesign.

  2. Carla Akins June 18th, 2015 at 08:27

    Not replace, share with a man because we clearly are still not equal. FML

  3. fahvel June 18th, 2015 at 09:59

    how about equal pay across the boards and put some (?) woman on the new $15 bill.

  4. Glen June 18th, 2015 at 10:49

    I just thought I’d note that, here in Australia, our $5 bill has the Queen on one side and Parliament House on the other. Our $10 bill has Banjo Patterson on one side, and Dame Mary Gilmore on the other. Our $20 bill has Mary Reibey on one side, and Reverend John Flynn on the other. Our $50 bill? David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. Our $100 bill? Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash.

    Discounting the Queen (who will presumably be replaced by either Charles or William once she abdicates or dies), we have parity between men and women on our money. We also have a native Australian (AKA an Aboriginal person) in David Unaipon. Dame Mary Gilmore was known for her fighting for human rights, including voting rights for women and aboriginal people.

    Our money is also colourful, without being gaudy, making it far easier to identify denominations at a glance. Maybe you Americans should learn a bit from us… :P

    • Dwendt44 June 18th, 2015 at 14:31

      Do you have the counterfeiting problem like we do?

      • Glen June 18th, 2015 at 14:40

        I don’t believe counterfeiting is anywhere near as common in Australia as I’ve heard it is in America. But I’m not certain.

  5. Foundryman June 18th, 2015 at 11:12

    The first black president should be on a bill at some point, and the first woman president should be on one to.
    Perhaps even a face on Mt Rushmore.

    • whatthe46 June 18th, 2015 at 11:24

      i have a bucket of thumbs up for you

  6. ExPFCWintergreen June 18th, 2015 at 12:08

    Jane Addams of Hull House

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