As some of you may have heard, there’s a current campaign to replace Andrew Jackson, who is currently on the $20 bill, with a woman. With such a great idea comes great options!
I am leaning towards Maya Angelou for her wisdom and grace. That being said, I would be for anyone who was advocate for marginalized groups and stood up for those who could not.
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I saw the list of 15 potential nominees…hard to choose but I will say a definite NO to Margaret Sanger. Otherwise, very powerful and influential women.
Eleanor Roosevelt
*Really, I think, one of the most influential women in American history. She publicly disagreed with her powerful husband, fought for human/workers/women/civil/the list goes on rights, etc.
RBG
*C’mon, she’s awesome.
Sally Ride
*Extremely under-appreciated pioneer for the role of women in science. Plus, it would provide more dignity than she had in life with regards to how she and her partner were treated.
Sandra Day O’Connor
*First woman SCJ.
Rosa Parks
*I think pretty obvious reasons. Also, I think it would encourage more conversation about her actual role in the bus boycott- she wasn’t just a tired, fragile old lady!
The people on the list are all deceased, which I presume is because living presidents (and, by extension, any living person?) cannot be pictured on US currency. Hence the phrase “dead presidents.” So no RBG or Sandra Day O’Connor.
Very good candidates on the list, I think. Can’t really choose only one but I would like to see Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or Harriet Tubman. Those are the three I’ll vote for.