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The controversy over currency is back in the limelight as the secretary of the U.S. Treasury says the Harriet Tubman $20 bill will have to wait.
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Who was the first woman depicted on American currency?
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Why We need More Currency Images That Are Female
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Who was the first woman depicted on American currency?
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Lessons from history from three generations of currency crises
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Women on money National Museum of American History
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Women's History in the Treasury and on U.S. Money
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Banknote - Wikipedia
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Women's History in the Treasury and on U.S. Money
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Maya Angelou & Sally Ride to Join the Few Women on U.S. Currency
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Treasury Department Puts Pro-Life Feminists on the New $10 Bill, $10
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Dollar coin (United States) - Wikipedia
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100 Years of Silver Dollar Coinage, 1878-1978
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Treasury Department Puts Pro-Life Feminists on the New $10 Bill, $10