Woman on $10 bill by 2020

Meanwhile, back at the original topic …

It's unfortunately that there are so few women on this forum, who I think probably take this topic more seriously than the men. I tend to agree with Pere that first ladies, despite being popular, probably would be little known if their husbands hadn't been presidents. And as much as I like the many depictions of Lady Liberty, it seems only fair that we finally put a real woman on our modern currency. I don't hear anyone clamoring to replace Andrew Jackson's portrait with the Minuteman statue.

So ask yourself (men) -- which woman made the most influential contribution to this country? You probably haven't given it much thought. For my money (pun intended) I would say a pair of women: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. For 50 years they worked in tandem to shift the mindset of the nation and motivate women to demand the right to vote. Consider that during America's first 144 years fully half her citizens had no say in who governed them. What would the U.S. look like today if women still couldn't vote?

It's a shame that neither Anthony or Stanton lived to see women gain that right in 1920 (1920!). But they would get my vote as dual portraits on the $10 bill.

 

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What about Mary Edwards Walker, only woman to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service as a Union Army surgeon. In 1917 "they" sort of took it away from her but in 1977 President Jimmy Carter had it restored.

 

A host sure does have the ability to ban people at will from a forum. They do NOT have the ability to force a person to post words on a forum against their will to suit the host. NOT saying something that goes against your own belief is absolutely an exercise in 1A. It is NOT the same as yelling ' fire' in a crowded place, or greeting your pal Jack at an airport terminal.

Attempting to force another to say what you want is called coercion, and does nothing but weaken the position of the "authority figure" while strengthening that of the other.

I ignored the idiocy of the comment "tell China that" because obviously Chinese don't give a damn about our laws. Adding to that the fact that he doesn't know the difference between 1A and 2A.

You do know that my comments are not in self defense whatsoever right? My comments were in response to earlier discussion.

Thank you for your service @techwriter.

 

I have a feeling they already know...

 

Go ahead and say what you like but there is consequences that come with those words. Oh and you have no ideal what I know or don't.

 

Are you confused?

 

Perhaps the Treasury should consider a couple of the 'older' designs which, unfortunately, were not used. These do have women on them:



But, of course, these designs are just wishful thinking, oh well.

 

No way Jose, he could never qualify as a real woman no matter what body parts he traded to be one. I'm sure they will choose somebody deserving like Gabby Giffords.

 

What did Giffords do to deserve it other than get shot?

Personally I'd choose Amelia Earhart, but that's because she embodies a prototypical American spirit. Doubt they choose her, because they will want as many checkboxes checked on their aren't-we-inclusive list. So get ready for Rosa Parks.

Frankly, I'd imagined if *I* were in charge, I'd release a four issue special $5 series, with... Amelia Earhart, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Edison, and Nathanael Greene. Four great Americans from various endeavors. That list has been that way for a couple years for me, and I'd not change it for anything.

 

I think we will either see Eleanor Roosevelt or Rosa Parks.

 

Don't people need to be deceased before they can be placed on currency? If so, that would rule out Giffords due to ineligibility. Most of the pictures of the front runners I've seen have been less than flattering, taken towards the end of their lives and well past their prime. For a lot of the candidates, I'd hope they use a picture or portrait taken when they were far younger. Politics and qualifications aside, here is a quality example of someone who'd look great on currency, just as she does on a coin:


As seen on this coin care of Coinweek, she envelopes vibrant youth and beauty, which is something the country's currency lacks.

 

Her backside has a keyhole in it?

 

Hehe, not quite. But that portrait shows quite nicely why JK may well look better on paper money than she does on a coin. See this coin image.

Christian

 

The problem with selecting a woman for the note is this, if they were in fact beautiful like Jacqueline Kennedy - they didn't really change a lot other than being phenomenally popular for their looks and personality. Then you are left with women like our first female president, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was not exactly "beautiful" in the sense that most of us consider the norm. That said, I would prefer substance over looks.

 

Most of our Presidents haven't been much to look at, either.