Woman to appear on $10 note in US
However, instead of replacing Andrew Jackson, seventh president to the US, on the $20 bill as expected, the change will be seen on the $10 note.
The identity of the woman has yet to be determined but Secretary Jacob J Lew will reveal the portrait later this year.
The new note will be unveiled and ready for circulation in 2020 and will mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
In April of this year the Women on the Twenty Act was introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen. It asked for a panel of citizens to choose a woman to appear on the $20 bill.
This went hand in hand with the Women on 20s campaign. Through this campaign the US public chose from a list of candidates that included Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt and Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller. Harriet Tubman, am African-American abolitionist, was revealed as the winner in May.
This time around the Treasury said that democracy will play a key part in the next redesigned series of bills.
"The Secretary will select a woman recognized by the public who was a champion for democracy in the United States. The person should be iconic and have made a significant contribution to — or impact on — protecting the freedoms on which our nation was founded."
Unexpectantly, Alexander Hamilton, the current face of the $10 note will not be replaced entirely by the chosen woman. George Washington's aide will still remain on the bill in some way but it is unknown yet how. The Treasury says one option is to have two different $10 notes, one with Alenxander Hamilton and one with the chosen female.
The Treasury is asking the public to discuss the redesign on social media using the hashtag #TheNew10.
Following her act introduction and involvement in the campaign to get a women on the $20 note, Senator Shaheen said: "Today, those voices all across the country calling for the contributions of women to be honoured on our paper currency, were heard and now change is happening. This announcement follows a tremendous grass-roots movement that spread through the power of social media and good old fashioned word-of-mouth. While it might not be the twenty dollar bill, make no mistake, this is a historic announcement and a big step forward.
"Young girls across this country will soon be able to see an inspiring woman on the ten dollar bill who helped shape our country into what it is today and know that they too can grow up and do something great for their country. I want to congratulate the Women on the Twenty effort and encourage all who participated to continue making your voices heard as this process to redesign the ten dollar bill gets under-way.”
Here are some of the remarks already appearing on Twitter.
Encourage everyone who made their voices heard w/ #Womenon20s effort to do so again w/ redesign --> https://t.co/elvkDiVbZQ #TheNew10
— Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) June 18, 2015
Given our history, putting a white woman on currency first is an awful idea. Choose a woman of color. Do this right.#TheNew10
— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) June 18, 2015
Women ask for , get instead. #Womanon20 #TheNew10
— Heather Timmons (@HeathaT) June 18, 2015
Buffy for the new bill. #TheNew10
— Wh*donesque (@whedonesque) June 18, 2015
ABOUT DAMN TIME! A woman will be on a bill for the 1st time in a century. & U.S. Treasury Dept. wants YOU to vote on who it'll be #TheNew10
— Amy La Porte (@AmyALaPorte) June 18, 2015
So they're putting a woman on the new in 2020. That means I have 5 years to do something amazing with my life and then die. #thenew10
— nat (@nat_alieeee) June 18, 2015
Excited to hear a woman will be on the new bill but really she has to share 😑😑 #TheNew10
— Morgan Collett (@MoeC444) June 18, 2015
We asked for a woman on the and instead we get a woman sharing the ten. Disappointed. We're half the country. #TheNew10
— Bryn (@BrynWittmayer) June 18, 2015
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