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MS SC537
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/28/2018
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Dawkins
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AI Summary
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Urges the U.S. Department of the Treasury to place a woman's face on American paper currency to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Constitutional Amendment in 2020
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Notes that Martha Washington is the only woman (excluding Lady Liberty) to appear on U.S. paper currency, appearing on an 1886 silver certificate
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References the "Women On 20s" website initiative proposing to replace Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 bill with a notable woman in American history, with suggested candidates including Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Directs the Secretary of State to transmit the resolution to the President, Treasury Secretary, Mississippi's congressional delegation, the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women, and the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Urge the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury to place a woman's face on our paper currency in honor of 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/28/2018