The $5, $10, and $20 bills got some major upgrades, and it's big news for women, and civil rights too!
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Was an abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union spy during
the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and made it her
mission to rescue other slaves using the network of antislavery activists and
safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. In the post-war era, she was an
active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage.
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Sojourner Truth
A born slave who changed her name to Sojourner Truth after
she walked off an upstate farm in 1826 with her infant daughter. She fought for
abolition, women’s suffrage and prison reform.
Lucretia Mott
A Quaker who devoted herself to abolitionist and women’s
causes. She played a key role in organizing the Seneca Falls convention and
producing the “Declaration of Sentiments” that called for women’s equality.
Susan B. Anthony
Led several women’s groups and suffrage organizations and
played a central role in pressing for what would become the 19th Amendment
granting women the right to vote.
Alice Paul
Founded the National Women’s Party in 1916. She organized
protests for suffrage in front of the White House, many of them resulting in
beatings by the police. Her efforts led to the 19th Amendment.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading
figure of the early women's rights movement.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Was the First Lady from 1933-1945. She held the first news
conference by a First Lady and was a very outspoken activist. She was named a
delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1945 and traveled the world
as a human rights advocate, lecturer and writer until her death in 1962.
Marian Anderson
One of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century. In 1939, the Daughters of the American
Revolution (D.A.R.) refused to allow her to perform at Constitution Hall
because of a “white artists only” clause. Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the
D.A.R. in protest and asked the Interior Department to find a place for Marian
to perform. The result was an Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial that drew
75,000 people, with millions more tuning in on the radio.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian,
and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Did so many
incredible things including leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, helping to
found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, organizing the 1963
nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama and the March On Washington, where
he delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech to 250,000 people.
