Thursday, August 6, 2015

Which Woman Gets On the $10 Bill?-- Part 2

Twiiter folks suggested Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosa Parks right away.  Possible, but more plausible possibilities included Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress in 1914; Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation; and Sojorner Truth, the 19th century activist and abolitionist.

At first, the whole thing was for a woman to replace Andrew Jackson of the $20 bill.

But, no one is upset about it going to the $10 bill..  University professor Amy Dru Stanley said the denomination doesn't matter because: "If women's equality is reduced to what currency she's on, it should be the $1 bill, to highlight that we lack pay equity.

The professor, however, says if she is forced to chose a woman for any bill, she would choose Jane Addams.

Not Sure Who I'd Pick.  --DaCoot

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