Rochester, NY – Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, recently announced a redesign of the ten dollar bill. Slated for release in 2020, the centennial of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, the new ten will feature the portrait of an as yet undisclosed woman.
This announcement comes on the heels of the grassroots Women on the 20s movement, which advocates for the removal of President Andrew Jackson from the twenty dollar bill. A nation-wide survey sought public input on a female replacement.
The Treasury is also seeking public comment and nominations for the woman who will share the new ten dollar bill with Alexander Hamilton, who already appears on the bill. Anyone can share their nominee(s) by using the hashtag #TheNew10 on social media or by visiting:
https://thenew10.treasury.gov/share-your-ideas/submit
The ten dollar bill was, according to the Treasury, chosen in 2013 for the redesign and will feature a theme on “democracy”. This theme, along with the announced release date to coincide with the centennial of the 19th Amendment, is aptly personified by Susan B. Anthony’s life and work:
“Woman will never have equality of rights anywhere, she never will hold those she now has by an absolute tenure, until she possesses the fundamental right of self-representation…All is on an insecure basis till woman holds in her own hand the ballot – that little piece of paper which can make or unmake laws and legislators, and which compels respectful consideration from the representatives.”
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House formally submits the great reformer as a candidate for this honor and requests the assistance of supporters in making their voices heard by the Treasury and Secretary Lew.
“Susan B. Anthony never lived to see the fruit of her labors and, even today, much of what she worked for remains undone,” says Anthony Museum President & CEO, Deborah L. Hughes. “Her appearance on the new ten would commemorate the achievement of voting rights for women, as well as serve as a reminder that there is still work to be done.”
Connect with the Anthony Museum online for more:
www.susanbanthonyhouse.org
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