Plan for Woman on $10 Bill in Question as Hamilton Fans Lobby
- Women's groups warn Lew on backtracking putting woman on note
- Musical generates new enthusiasm for first Treasury secretary
Lin-Manuel Miranda performs in “Hamilton” on Aug. 6, 2015, in New York City.
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The debate over Alexander Hamilton’s place on the $10 bill is turning into a saga that may be worthy of its own stage production.
The hit musical "Hamilton" provoked a wave of interest in the man who established the U.S. financial system and whose face has long decorated the note. That’s propelled a concerted effort the keep him there. Now Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew is facing a backlash from women’s rights activists over his remarks that suggested a possible change to his widely-touted plan to put a woman in the portrait on the front of the bill.