Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
#1Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 1:00pm
Two members of Congress come out in favor of leaving Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and putting a woman on the $20 bill, in place of the (really awful) Andrew Jackson.
Let's hope President Obama and Treasury Secretary Lew can reverse their current plan to dump Hamilton.
HUFF POST: Dear Secretary Lew: Women Deserve to Be on the $20 Bill
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 2:58pm
I"d sign a petition. Replacing Jackson is what should be done
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nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#3Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:20pm
When the announcement was made that this was happening my immediate thought was "why not the $20? Jackson is far more a questionable person!"
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#4Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:38pm
yes leave Hamilton (the greatest musical to ever grace a Broadway stage) and nix Old Hickory...who cares about him? Until he gets his musical made
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:43pm
Jackson DID have a musical, and not that long ago. Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson. If my memory serves me correctly, it also transferred from The Public.
I love it, off b'way....but it lost a bit coming uptown.
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#6Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:45pm
For the treasury to dump their own founder would be a douche move. So I would support replacing Jackson and putting a woman on the 20 dollar bill.
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#7Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:53pm
I support that!
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#8Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:55pm
There was a great quote from one of women working for on the "women on the $20" campaign. (For those who don't know, there was a campaign in place to replace Jackson with a woman before the treasury department made the announcement they'd be replacing Hamilton.) When it was announced a woman would be on the $10 someone said something along the lines of "I guess by now we should be used to asking for $20 and only getting $10."
#9Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 4:11pm
John Oliver had a great segment on it with this line:
"This is basically the perfect embodiment of the women's rights movement. Women ask for something they've earned. A bunch of men get together and talk about it. And then they give women half and ask her to share it."
My father said that Jackson should stay because the only time the US didn't have a debt was when he was in office. Which is true...because Jackson was a crazy person who didn't trust money or banks. All the more reason to not honor him on currency.
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#10Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/26/15 at 4:36pm
Jackson would be fascinating to study in an in depth bio musical/play. I know we had BBAJ, which I'm a big fan of, but Jackson is a such a complex person to take a look at. He's the definition of someone who can be a hero or a villain, depending on who you talk to.
I personally support removing Jackson from the $20, but if there is resistance, why not print new bills with women on them, as well as keeping the Jackson bills? Something like the quarters issued commemorating each state.
#11Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/27/15 at 12:08pm
Here's where you can leave a message for Treasurer Rosie Rios:
HUFF POST WOMEN: Putting a Woman on Our Currency is Much Bigger than the $10 Bill
#12Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/27/15 at 1:14pm
I loved Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson but have yet to see Hamilton. I'll have to get to the Richard Rodgers before I can decide where I come down on this currency issue.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#13Honor Women and Save Hamilton: 'The Ten-Dollar Founding Father'
Posted: 8/27/15 at 2:17pm
Boy, I hope that was a facetious statement.
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