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ljptexas 03-21-2015 03:31 PM

Chance to put woman on $20 bill...
 
There's a campaign that's been started to put the face of a woman on the US $20 bill by the year 2020 (which will be the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S.)

http://www.womenon20s.org/

You will have a chance to select three women candidates & then you will be contacted later when it comes down to their final "election". Then a petition will be sent.

Its a very interesting idea. The U.S. Mint put Susan B. Anthony & Sacajawea on $1 coins (too much like size of a quarter) & those went nowhere but $20.00 bills might go everywhere.

Tartan 03-21-2015 04:26 PM

I think a more appropriate tribute to women is equal pay for equal work myself.

Stitchnripper 03-21-2015 04:40 PM

I wish we had a "like" button on this board because I would "like" your post,Tartan!!

CurliQ 03-21-2015 05:05 PM

Oh, gosh. So many women come to mind. Just three? But I still like our current face of this bill. Guess that's why they came up with other forms of currency to include others who have formed our country. Color me torn.

Anniedeb 03-21-2015 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 7136007)
I think a more appropriate tribute to women is equal pay for equal work myself.

Absolutely!! Been waiting a loooonnnnngggggg time for that!!

kuntryquilter 03-22-2015 04:30 AM

I think they should leave the $20 bill alone. Do people realize how much it would cost the American Tax Payer to do this? Money that could be used for the good of the people.

Seaside gal 03-22-2015 05:22 AM

I like the idea of putting a woman on the $20. I was in a group recently that did not know who Susan B. Anthony or Sacajawea were :(

And I vote for equal pay for equal work!

JanieH 03-22-2015 05:51 AM

I love this board = had not heard about this campaign but will be sending the link to all my friends.

Thank you for posting about it!

Linda58 03-22-2015 06:13 AM

Thank you for posting this info, I voted!

AZ Jane 03-22-2015 06:29 AM


Originally Posted by Seaside gal (Post 7136453)
I like the idea of putting a woman on the $20. I was in a group recently that did not know who Susan B. Anthony or Sacajawea were :(

And I vote for equal pay for equal work!

Unfortunately, putting their face on a bill will not actually teach anyone who they are. Many. many people cannot name who is on bills today. Not a money problem, that's a teaching / learning problem.

In AZ, we have a lot of gas machines that accept bills, they would all have to be re-configured to accept the new bills. I say leave it alone.


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