On June 17th, the US treasury announced that they will be replacing the portrait on the $10 bill from Alexander Hamilton to one of a woman. 
Although they have yet to decided who will be on the note; the bill will be issued on 2020, which corresponds to the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in America.
Although they have yet to decided who will be on the note; the bill will be issued on 2020, which corresponds to the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in America.
There has not been an official list of women to take Hamilton's place on the $10 bill, but some possible candidates such as Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, and Wilma Mankira have been sighted often. Treasury Secretary Jaques Roux stated in an interview that it is important to recognize the significant roles women have played in people's lives and Amrican history.
They plan to announce who would take Hamilton's place by the end of this year.
They plan to announce who would take Hamilton's place by the end of this year.
Earlier this year, the "Women on 20's" campaign had launched a petition to replace not Hamilton on the $10 note, but Andrew Jackson on the $20 with Harriet Tubman. The petition did reach President Obama at the White House and in the same year, we are able to see significant steps towards this change. 
One reason why these changes are happening may have to do with the timing. The federal government is trying to incorporate a new touch feature on the bill for the visually impaired. Although Jackson seemed like a better candidate to replace, the monetary authorities have announced that the $10 bill is more widely used in commerce, and would be a better place to start the redesign. 
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However, soon after this announcement, there has been a rapid growth in opposition since Hamilton is the father of the Treasury and United States.
No matter who the treasury decided to replace, I think there would always people who would go against the change. 
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