Fresh face on US$10 bill? Not so fast, say Hamilton's fans
Prominent women in economics and finance say America's first Treasury Secretary shouldn't be diminished on the currency
Washington
EVEN as Alexander Hamilton is celebrated in a hit Broadway musical, he soon may have to share his space on the US$10 bill with a woman. Not so fast, says a surprising group: prominent women in economics and finance.
Abby Joseph Cohen, president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Global Markets Institute, and Carmen Reinhart, a Harvard University professor of the international financial system, both said that Mr Hamilton shouldn't be diminished on the currency. They joined a chorus of observers this month who want the Treasury Department to put a female image on the US$20 note instead.
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