I actually like the general idea of more, different faces on US money. Of course, the argument that every other country out there uses money, like stamps, to showcase a rotating display of their art, science, and heroes, is meaningless (if not a detriment) in the United States, but I think despite a pathological conservatism when it comes to art, Americans could get behind shaking up our money a bit in ways other than "what size is Andrew Jackson's head this year?"
(I sometimes think this idea gets no traction because it would mortally offend some group or another to take away their beloved George / Abe / Andy / Ulysses / Ben from their banknotes. But I digress)
To that end, yes, it would be a fabulous opportunity to feature some women. I'd only establish the rule that they cannot have been alive in the past, oh, 75 years. That avoids any real-life-remembered political outrage over putting THAT PERSON on MY MONEY. It also eliminates, for a while, at least half the candidates given, but there are plenty, and to spare.
(I feel much the same way about naming buildings, or printing postage stamps, after anyone living. It's just asking for trouble, if not political than tempting-the-gods style — just Google "arapahoe county patrick sullivan").
Anyway, I think it's a good idea. I've cast my ballot …
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We’re building a movement to put the portrait of a woman on our U.S. paper money. Americans everywhere can help compel this change by voting NOW for their choice of 15 great American heroes they most want to see on a new $20 bill.
I want Jack Benny on a bill.
They should do special edition prints, like they do with quarters.
I still think the U.S. Should be like the rest of the world and rotate people on the money with every redesign or 8 years.
+Stan Pedzick See, you just jinxed it by saying "like the rest of the world." Because that means we will never, ever, do it, because EXCEPTIONAL!