News Alert: U.S. to feature a woman on the $10 bill

HUFFPOST ALERT Move Over, Alexander Hamilton: A Woman Is Going On The $10 Bill quinn.anya/Flickr A woman will be featured on the new version of the $10 bill, the Treasury Department is set to officially announce Friday. "America’s currency is a way for our nation to make a statement about who we are and what we stand for. Our paper bills -- and the images of great American leaders and symbols they depict—have long been a way for us to honor our past and express our values,” Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a statement. “We have only made changes to the faces on our currency a few times since bills were first put into circulation, and I’m proud that the new 10 will be the first bill in more than a century to feature the portrait of a woman." The new bill will be released in 2020, a century after the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. Read the whole story Follow HuffPost on Facebook and Twitter Know something we don't? Email us at breakingnews@huffingtonpost.com Unsubscribe | Forward | Manage your notification preferences 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003