A Woman Will Be the Face of the $10 Dollar Bill in 2020

Alexander Hamilton, arguably the "foxiest of the Federalists" according to an informal survey of my wallet, will soon be losing his post on the $10 bill. Replacing him will bea woman! That's right—Sacagawea is finally getting some company as Treasury Secretary Jack Lew takes the summer to feel out public opinion on Hamilton's successor. "We're going to spend a lot of time this summer listening to people," Lew said. You can give your input on social media by using the #TheNew10. Who says print is dead? The U.S. isn't the first country to take steps toward lessening the overwhelming "white-maleness" of its currency—in 2013, the U.K. decided that 2017 will be the year Jane Austen makes her mark on the 10-pound note. Other countries, like Mexico, Argentina, Australia, and (of course) Sweden, all have women of great historical importance presently gracing their currency. Here are a few suggestions for women we'd like to see on #TheNew10 Harriet Tubman: She was an abolitionist who risked her life to rescue slaves on the Underground Railroad and a fighter for woman's suffrage. (She may be more suitable for the $100 bill.) Sally Ride: The first woman in space! She's a total boss and
Alexander Hamilton, arguably the foxiest of the Federalists according to an informal survey of my wallet, will soon be losing his post on the $10 bill. Replacing him will bea woman! That's right—Sacagawea is finally getting some company as Treasury Secretary Jack Lew takes the summer to feel out public opinion on Hamilton's successor. We're going to spend a lot of time this summer listening to people, Lew said. You can give your input on social media by using the #TheNew10. Who says print is dead? The U.S. isn't the first country to take steps toward lessening the overwhelming white-maleness of its currency—in 2013, the U.K. decided that 2017 will be the year Jane Austen makes her mark on the 10-pound note. Other countries, like Mexico, Argentina, Australia, and (of course) Sweden, all have women of great historical importance presently gracing their currency. Here are a few suggestions for women we'd like to see on #TheNew10 Harriet Tubman: She was an abolitionist who risked her life to rescue slaves on the Underground Railroad and a fighter for woman's suffrage. (She may be more suitable for the $100 bill.) Sally Ride: The first woman in space! She's a total boss and

A Woman Will Be the Face of the $10 Dollar Bill in 2020