Susan B. Anthony for the New $10 Bill

The Federal Reserve recently announced that the $10 dollar bill is getting a redesign: the founder of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, is going to be replaced by a woman.

The lucky (though deceased) lady has not yet been determined, and the Treasury is asking the public for input. Therefore I would like to nominate Susan B. Anthony. After the New York Times hosted a discussion that included proposals for candidates such as Harriet Tubman (good) or Margaret Sanger (bad). I think it’s important that the woman represented on the $10 bill is a unifying figure, one who fought for justice for all people. Susan B. Anthony is just such an important figure—mentioned in the Times discussion—who worked tirelessly for all Americans to have equal rights under the law.

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