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ChisolmTrailDem

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12. First, I think a new bill, which presumably will exist in perpetuity, should feature a modern woman.

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 11:06 AM

Sep 2015

And, I believe the choice should not be a political figure. My choices would be...

1) Maya Angelou
2) Rachel Carson
3) Grandma Moses

There are lots of honorable women from which to choose. Looks like, though, our choices seem to have been limited to a very few women and Rosa Parks, a very deserving candidate, has my vote from that limited list.

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Which woman's face should be on a $10 bill [View all] Cyrano Sep 2015 OP

Granny D! Reter Sep 2015 #1

too many of those are divisive hfojvt Sep 2015 #2

I think Sandra Day O'Connor hughee99 Sep 2015 #6

She was one of five that appointed George W. Cyrano Sep 2015 #13

As I said, the case could be made for her, and it would be a divisive pick. n/t hughee99 Sep 2015 #15

Since she isn't dead, its also an illegal pick. Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #33

Not to sound morbid, but by the time they get the ball rolling on this, it wouldn't be an issue. hughee99 Sep 2015 #38

While on the face of it, O'Connor, as the first woman to sit on the SCOTUS certainly deserves.... Raster Sep 2015 #53

Much less divisive than the males already appearing on bank notes. LanternWaste Sep 2015 #35

God forbid we have context, right? I've noticed it always flies out the window in bettyellen Sep 2015 #61

Most of those guys aren't divisive (to most people) davidn3600 Sep 2015 #66

Divisive? How? Matariki Sep 2015 #63

Ayn Rand Orrex Sep 2015 #3

Rosa Parks would make a powerful statement (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #4

Vanna White (nt) bigwillq Sep 2015 #5

lol Hiraeth Sep 2015 #36

But would Kim, you know, fit? Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #43

Ms. Liberty! librechik Sep 2015 #7

Betsy Ross [nt] Ichigo Kurosaki Sep 2015 #8

I have a couple of requirements hollysmom Sep 2015 #9

good list treestar Sep 2015 #32

Rankin also voted against U.S. entry into both world wars KamaAina Sep 2015 #56

Indeed, I read that, but do you think answer are definitive for that time, hollysmom Sep 2015 #62

Molly Pitcher no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 #10

Veruca Salt edbermac Sep 2015 #11

Or this Veruca Salt: Maedhros Sep 2015 #42

First, I think a new bill, which presumably will exist in perpetuity, should feature a modern woman. ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #12

It's a partial list. That's why "other" is there Cyrano Sep 2015 #18

Oh, sorry Cyrano, I wasn't referring to your poll. I was just lamenting that the list being put ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #22

I'm all for changing the $10, $20, and $50 -- Cyrano Sep 2015 #27

Any of those...but it should be the twenty. Iggo Sep 2015 #14

Agreed about the $20... nt Blasphemer Sep 2015 #28

110% agree Scootaloo Sep 2015 #31

ha!!! you have wendylaroux Sep 2015 #55

Helen Keller. nt B2G Sep 2015 #16

One of my choices as well n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #26

Harriet Tubman, a woman who gave SO much in fighting the scourge closeupready Sep 2015 #17

NO Woman on $10 Bill - It Should Be The $20 Bill, the international banking & travel denomination! TheBlackAdder Sep 2015 #19

excellent point! niyad Sep 2015 #24

It should be a $7.70 bill... Whiskeytide Sep 2015 #51

What about RBG? Erose999 Sep 2015 #20

A very deserving nominee. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #29

IDA WELLS! saturnsring Sep 2015 #21

alice b paul niyad Sep 2015 #23

Other: Harriet Stowe on the $10, Elizabeth Stanton on the $20 Glassunion Sep 2015 #25

Susan B Anthony treestar Sep 2015 #30

Why have any face? sarisataka Sep 2015 #34

Amelia Earhart... Wounded Bear Sep 2015 #37

I agree with those suggesting replacing Jackson on the 20 mythology Sep 2015 #39

I've seen (fake) $3 bills with Nixon's face Cyrano Sep 2015 #41

They were a gag item back in the 1970s. hifiguy Sep 2015 #47

I chose... yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #40

Yeessss. She can replace McKinley on the $500 bill Cyrano Sep 2015 #45

Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy <n/t> Shandris Sep 2015 #44

Voted for Eleanor hifiguy Sep 2015 #46

IMO the honoree should be a black woman struggle4progress Sep 2015 #48

Alice Stokes Paul. nt cry baby Sep 2015 #49

Yup! Iron Jawed Angel! PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #50

Michelle Obama n2doc Sep 2015 #52

Grace Hopper Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #54

I really, really like Eleanor Roosevelt Glorfindel Sep 2015 #57

Margaret Thatcher, according to JEB! CanonRay Sep 2015 #58

Betty White Tikki Sep 2015 #59

Janis Joplin. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #60

I cannot believe that no one has mentioned Sally Ride Trailrider1951 Sep 2015 #64

Mother Jones Nevernose Sep 2015 #65

We should have royalty on the $10 bill - Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul Yavin4 Sep 2015 #67

Barbara Bush Heeeeers Johnny Sep 2015 #68

frances kelsey - prevented thalidomide from being used in the US bedazzled Sep 2015 #69

Margaret Chase Smith bluedigger Sep 2015 #70

Abigail Adams (n/t) cynannmarie Sep 2015 #71