WASHINGTON
A woman will be featured on a redesigned $10 bill, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced Wednesday.
The new currency is going to be unveiled in 2020, marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which gave women the right to vote, Lew said.
"I'm proud that the new $10 will be the first bill in more than a century to feature the portrait of a woman," he noted, asking for public feedback to help decide which notable woman would be on the new bill.
"The secretary will select a woman recognized by the public who was a champion for democracy in the United States. The person should be iconic and have made a significant contribution to -- or impact on -- protecting the freedoms on which our nation was founded. By law, only a portrait of a deceased person may be included on banknotes," the Treasury said.
The public will be able to make their voice heard using #TheNew10 hashtag.
The last woman who graced a U.S. banknote was Martha Washington, President George Washington's wife, who was on the $1 Silver Certificate between 1891 and 1896.
The current $10 bill features Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Lew has said that Hamilton's image will remain part of the new $10 note.
