In God We Trust: Harriet Tubman To Be Honored As The Face Of The US $20 Bill

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember,

you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion 

to reach for the stars to change the world.

~Harriet Tubman

Ladies and Gentlemen! Stop. What. You're doing! The news is so fresh, I can scarcely believe it. The Smithsonian Twitter feed retweeted the announcement that United States Treasury Secretary (TSOUS), Jack Lew, presented changes to US currency that will include honoring Harriet Tubman as the face of the $20 bill. Oh. My. God!



Recently found portrait of Harriet Tubman
at the Smithsonian, Washington, DC.
(via Politico)

So overwhelmingly momentous is this historical commendation, I silently screamed, at a loss for words (and composure). All of the major news media outlets confirmed the announcement.

Official portrait of Jacob Joseph "Jack," Lew
Treasury Secretary of the United States
Via Wikipedia

Among changes presented by TSOUS Lew, first Treasury Secretary of the U.S., Alexander Hamilton, who established the U.S. monetary system, will stay on the $10 bill. Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist and Civil Rights activist of the Underground Railroad fame, will be the new face of the $20 bill, while former POTUS Andrew Jackson, will be moved to the alternate side. Historical figures from the Women's Suffragette, and Civil Rights movement will be featured on the alternate face of the $5 bill.

More than pomp and circumstance, TSOUS Lew's changes will offer both history and financial literacy lessons beyond "dead presidents." How did you react to the news of these currency design changes? What are your thoughts about that?