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posted by janrinok on Saturday June 20 2015, @05:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the banknotes-for-discerning-gentlemen dept.

The US Treasury Department says a redesigned $10 note will feature a woman, but who she will be has not been decided. The new note will debut in 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of the US Constitution's 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The treasury will seek the public's input in the selection, looking for a "champion for our inclusive democracy".

The woman who the Treasury Department ultimately selects will replace Alexander Hamilton, a key figure in the American Revolution and the first secretary of the US Treasury. Hamilton began appearing on the $10 note in 1929. He along with diplomat and inventor Ben Franklin are the only non-presidents featured on current US notes.

Women have been featured on US money before, but the notes and coins were not widely used. Most recently women's rights activist Susan B Anthony and Native American Sacagawea appeared on dollar coins, but both coins quickly went out circulation.

Who should it be?

Additional coverage: NYtimes.com


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @09:59AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @09:59AM (#198597)

    We can get a technologist, someone who is not a politician or military leader, so that's a twofer.

    Also, while Hopper is fairly well known, she probably deserves an even higher profile in this country.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:23AM (#198615)

    Grace Hopper was a rear admiral in the Navy, so that's a military leader.

  • (Score: 2) by istartedi on Saturday June 20 2015, @09:26PM

    by istartedi (123) on Saturday June 20 2015, @09:26PM (#198805) Journal

    Just give me a nanosecond [techtarget.com] to think about that.

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