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.
- ALICE PAUL (1885 – 1977)
- BETTY FRIEDAN (1921 – 2006)
- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924 – 2005)
- SOJOURNER TRUTH (C.1797 – 1883)
- RACHEL CARSON (1907 – 1964)
- ROSA PARKS (1913 – 2005)
- BARBARA JORDAN (1936 – 1996)
- MARGARET SANGER (1879 – 1966)
- PATSY MINK (1927 – 2002)
- CLARA BARTON (1821 – 1912)
- HARRIET TUBMAN (C.1822 – 1913)
- FRANCES PERKINS (1880 – 1965)
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820 – 1906)
- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884 – 1962)
- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815 – 1902)
Click here to vote.
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