Treasury Department Says a Woman Will Appear on the $10 Bill

Viral campaign sought to put a woman on the $20

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By 2020, the centennial of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, the $10 bill will feature a portrait of a woman, the Treasury announced today. The news follows a months-long viral campaign, Women on 20s, which lobbied the president and U.S. treasurer to put a woman on the $20 bill in place of Andrew Jackson. 

It's a move some say is long overdue.

"What is so compelling about a woman being selected as the face of the new $10 bill is that it reflects the changing tide toward equality in America, opening the door to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Caitlyn Jenner," said Geoff Cook, founding partner of Base Design, an international strategic branding firm.

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