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Originally Posted by Billi
And I sincerely hope she has made it onto a note because of herself and her writings and not only because she was a woman (the linked articles goes a little bit into this direction).
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Has a woman ever been featured on a UK banknote just because she happened to be female? The choices can be political in part, but
from what I've seen, the accomplishments (or royal position, if one makes a distinction) are real.
I hope to see Thea Musgrave -- one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and still alive! -- honored on a banknote from Scotland someday. Unfortunately, the competition looks to be forbidding.