# A woman will be featured on the new U.S. $10 bill **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814 "2015-06-18T01:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/21 "2015-06-18T11:35:32Z")
Replace Hamilton? How about Maria Reynolds? (Benjamin Franklin. The only President of the United States who was never President of the United States) ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/22 "2015-06-18T11:39:57Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > I agree with this, Alexander Hamilton deserves a bill. I say we need to rearrange things. Put a woman on the 10, kick Hamilton up to the 20, and organize some kind of Historical Figure Death Match between psycho-racist-badass Jackson and great-general-awful-president Grant to see who gets to be on the 50. It can be some with a checkered legacy because when was the last time you even saw a $50 bill? I was gonna specifically say to get rid of Jackson, and Grant was my #2 choice. Great minds think alike! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/23 "2015-06-18T11:40:54Z")
Grant’s awfulness as president is mostly fiction, as I understand it. If his ideas about Reconstruction had be carried through, the South and the US in general would be much better for it, in my view. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/24 "2015-06-18T11:46:36Z")
Well, personally, I’d nominate a woman for our times, and all seasons…an immigrant, a member of a religious minority, an artist, a political and societal activist who was a firm champion of her personal Agency! I speak, of course, about that lighthouse beacon for the human condition… **Ayn Rand!** 😃 (Plus, we can give the bill a neat Art Deco theme for the redesign.) ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/25 "2015-06-18T12:26:19Z")
I’m guessing Michelle Obama. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/26 "2015-06-18T12:28:36Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Poor Alexander Hamilton. First he loses that duel, and now this. Yeah, that has to be a burr in his side. Jackson deserves the boot far more than Hamilton. I’m in favor of putting women on the $10 and $20. Abe and George should be on their respective bills for life. I think FDR deserves more than the dime, give him the $50. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/27 "2015-06-18T12:38:03Z")
Hedy Lamarr, inventor of wifi. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/28 "2015-06-18T12:42:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > But still no word as to who it will be: [Woman to be on new $10 bill](http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/17/news/economy/woman-on-ten-dollar-bill/index.html) > > Here’s our previous discussion as to putting a notable woman on the $20 bill: [What famous woman would you like to see on the $20 bill? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=752486) > > I think it ought to be Sojourner Truth, although Eleanor Roosevelt would also be good. I hope it isn’t Sojourner Truth - she and Harriett Tubman are the two people you go to when you need real tokenism, check off the black box AND the woman box and call it good. (Sacajawea works for the same purpose, but you have to click the general other box, not the black box). Eleanor Roosevelt would be a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/29 "2015-06-18T12:48:36Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I hope it isn’t Sojourner Truth - she and Harriett Tubman are the two people you go to when you need real tokenism, check off the black box AND the woman box and call it good. (Sacajawea works for the same purpose, but you have to click the general other box, not the black box). So no non-white women can be chosen? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/30 "2015-06-18T12:48:55Z")
But what’s up with this: > [@](#): > > Lew said Hamilton will also be a part of the new design. He said it’s up for discussion whether Hamilton will appear alongside a woman or be the centerpiece of one version of the new bill. Lord forbid we just make a clean switch. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/31 "2015-06-18T12:49:38Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > so they don’t even know who’s it gonna be they’re just picking a female for the sole purpose of picking a female > imo the most qualified person should be on the $10 bill, not a token choice It’s to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment (women’s right to vote) so of course they’re picking a female for the purpose of picking a female. Seems to me it should be one of the major figures from the suffrage movement, like Liz Stanton or [this lady](http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-was-the-first-woman-to-run-for-president). True, the majority of people won’t recognize them on sight but maybe that’s a good opportunity to get people interested in learning about it for themselves. It would at least be a great way to get children to learn more. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/32 "2015-06-18T12:54:57Z")
Jackie Kennedy, our hottest First Lady, seems an excellent choice. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/33 "2015-06-18T12:58:25Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > [W]e can give the bill a neat Art Deco theme for the redesign. I like this part of the idea… ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/34 "2015-06-18T13:15:37Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Lord forbid we just make a clean switch. Our bills have _two_ sides. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/35 "2015-06-18T13:16:18Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Grant’s awfulness as president is mostly fiction, as I understand it. If his ideas about Reconstruction had be carried through, the South and the US in general would be much better for it, in my view. He did try to do the right thing as to Reconstruction and Indian policy, but largely failed, and did nothing to check the rampant corruption in his Administration (although he was personally honest). Grant in the White House was the quintessential example of the Peter Principle at work. If it were up to me, I’d leave Hamilton on the $10, replace Andrew Jackson with Sojourner Truth on the $20 and also replace Grant on the $50 with either Harry Truman or Theodore Roosevelt. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/36 "2015-06-18T13:21:55Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Hedy Lamarr, inventor of wifi. That’s Hedley! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/37 "2015-06-18T13:25:17Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > so they don’t even know who’s it gonna be they’re just picking a female for the sole purpose of picking a female > imo the most qualified person should be on the $10 bill, not a token choice Can we remember that women are not a minority but are 51% of the population so it’s about damn time there was a woman on the bill instead of all white men. It’s unfortunate we can’t just make a clean switch, though. Now we just need to get rid of Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/38 "2015-06-18T13:25:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > He did try to do the right thing as to Reconstruction and Indian policy, but largely failed, and did nothing to check the rampant corruption in his Administration (although he was personally honest). Grant in the White House was the quintessential example of the Peter Principle at work. > > If it were up to me, I’d leave Hamilton on the $10, replace Andrew Jackson with Sojourner Truth on the $20 and also replace Grant on the $50 with either Harry Truman or Theodore Roosevelt. But that’s just me. My understanding is that Grant’s rep for uncontrolled corruption was overblown and strongly tied to the Lost Cause view of the Confederates, and that his reputation as President has been at least [somewhat rehabilitated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant#Historical_reputation) in the last few decades. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/39 "2015-06-18T14:01:03Z")
I’d like to see Sally Ride on the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Dibbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-will-be-featured-on-the-new-u-s-10-bill/722814/40 "2015-06-18T14:12:27Z")
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