ABC News: Woman to Grace New $10 Bill, First Time in More Than 100 Years for Female Face on American Note

By Devin Dwyer and Jordyn Phelps, Jun. 17, 2015, ABC News

It's time for a change.

Treasury officials say Alexander Hamilton no longer fits the bill for the $10 note, and plan to replace him with the face of an American woman or women.
The move, part of a planned upgrade for all paper currency, represents the first time in more than a century that a bill will have a woman on it. Hamilton's face will continue to be on some of the new notes, slated to enter circulation in 2020 -- a year that marks the 100th anniversary of women’s gaining the right to vote.

“The new 10 will be the first bill in more than a century that features the portrait of a woman,” Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on a call with reporters Wednesday.

But the woman who will replace Hamilton remains a mystery, at least for now.

That’s because the Treasury Department is asking the public to weigh in on the new design and what woman –- or women –- should get her face on the bill before reaching a decision later this year. They are using the hashtag #TheNew10 to collect suggestions and launching a website:TheNew10.Treasury.Gov.

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