Finally, a woman's portrait will appear on American currency.  The Treasury Department announced that when the $10 bill is redesigned in 2020, there will be a woman's portrait gracing its front.  Alexander Hamilton, the current face of the $10, could still have his face on "some of the bills," according to Politico: The woman hasn’t been chosen yet. In true Washington bureaucratic style, the currency change will be open for public comment first. The decision “reflects our aspirations for the future as much as our aspirations of the past,” Lew told reporters. Women were last seen on paper currency in the 19th century, when Pocahontas was featured on $20 bank notes, and Martha Washington appeared on $1 silver certificates. The decision to change the ten-spot came as feminist groups have been pushing for a woman on the currency in 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the...(Read Full Post)