Should Harriet Tubman Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill?
Harriet Tubman would be the perfect replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, according to a contest held by a group called Women on 20s.
A Woman Could Be Replacing Jackson on the $20 Bill
President Andrew Jackson could be getting the boot from the $20 if a legislative bill that puts a historical female icon in his place gets passed. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Women on the Twenty Act, which would call for a “panel of citizens” to advise Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on finding a…
New Zealand Mints Precious Hobbit Money
The entire population (hooray for gross generalizations!) of New Zealand is currently having nerd spasms over the the upcoming November 28 release of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Not only is there a movement afoot to rename the country's capital of Wellington "The Middle of Middle Earth" for a three-week bracket before…
Bank of Canada Re-Drafts Currency to Appease Bigots
The legal tender that Canada circulates in order to help its citizens believe that they exist in a social fabric where, rather than challenge each other to rock fights over limited resources, they can simply trade rectangles of paper amongst one another, recently underwent a redesign because people need a little…
Wyoming Will Have the Last Laugh When Doomsday Comes and We're All Trying to Move There
With so many states rushing to pass terrifyingly backwards anti-woman legislation, it feels a little bit like the apocalypse is right around the corner. Oh, and then there's the whole Mayan calendar mess too. So perhaps it's not the worst idea to begin preparations for a worldwide meltdown. Luckily for residents of…
All About The Benjamins
We've posted about the fact that women are rarely shown on
coins or paper currency, and the U.S. is no exception. Now, Turkey has chosen a writer as the to adorn the country's bank notes (left). The of India asks, is a female on currency a manifestation of a country's outlook on women? "In India, there is not a…
A Woman's Worth
Over on AdRants, there's a short item about a Swedish firm called Miljopartiet de grona. The company ran a print ad to make a point about how women make less money in the workforce; the campaign shows currency featuring men next to lower-value currency featuring women. The tagline: "Different gender, different worth."…
