New Group Wants To Put Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger on the $20 Bill

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A new advocacy group wants to see President Andrew Jackson ride off into the sunset. It aims to replace his face on the $20 bill with the portrait of a woman.

Among the 15 choices offered by the group: Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.

The campaign was started by Barbara Ortiz Howard, who, according to the website, wants to “literally raise the profile of a woman in a male-dominated field.”

Below is the full list of proposed candidates.

  1. ALICE PAUL (1885 – 1977)
  2. BETTY FRIEDAN (1921 – 2006)
  3. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924 – 2005)
  4. SOJOURNER TRUTH (C.1797 – 1883)
  5. RACHEL CARSON (1907 – 1964)
  6. ROSA PARKS (1913 – 2005)
  7. BARBARA JORDAN (1936 – 1996)
  8. MARGARET SANGER (1879 – 1966)
  9. PATSY MINK (1927 – 2002)
  10. CLARA BARTON (1821 – 1912)
  11. HARRIET TUBMAN (C.1822 – 1913)
  12. FRANCES PERKINS (1880 – 1965)
  13. SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820 – 1906)
  14. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884 – 1962)
  15. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815 – 1902)

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