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

Which Woman Gets on the $10 Bill?-- Part 1

From the June 19, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Corilyn Shroposhire.

"Move over Alexander Hamilton, a woman will soon grace the $10 note.

"The challenge will be figuring out just who fits the bill.  And there's a caveat: She must be dead."  Guess that pretty much rules out Jenner.

The U.S. treasury plans to drop Hamilton and replace him with a woman "who contributed to the development of democracy in the United States."

They are accepting suggestions on social media at #TheNew10 or submit to www.thenew10.treasury.gov.

The new bill will be launched in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

And, i Am Sure There Are Some Who Would Like to See Andrew Jackson Off the $20 Bill Because He Owned the "S" Word.  --Cooter