currency: martha washington, sacajawea or susan b. anthony? susan b. anthony? you don't want that one. susan b. anthony? the answer in a yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. i can't sleep when i'm all stuffy. i take offense to that. i'm not going to argue with a talking ball of mucus. i think you're being a little hasty... he's not with me. mucinex fast max night time. multi-symptom relief plus nasal decongestant. breathe easy. sleep easy. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. ♪ ♪ >> so who was the first woman to have her portrait appear on u.s. currency? it's a, martha washington, who appeared on the $1 silver certificate in 1886. jamie: on his way to the a north carolina -- to a north carolina coin show in march 1962, eccentric coin collector george walton dies in a car crash. it's front page news in the coin world. >> george walton was a respected knew mistist. jamie: a new york city auction house is called in to appraise george's collection. >> so they

so happy birthday to susan b. anthony in advance. susan b. anthony shares that birthday with the as stronger in -- astronomer galileo who came along on february 15th centuries earlier. his crime was revealing the earth is not the center of the universe. susan's was revealing men are not. [laughter] [applause] both of these things are the sort of revolutionary thoughts that have guided most of my professional life, whether as a reporter in print or on television or in writing books. and yes, i have witnessed a lot of revolutions in my career, consider for example, the "new yorker" cartoon, about 20 years ago, fellow walks into a bookstore walks up to the bespectacled clerk she says to him, nodding wisely, yes, she says books by men are in the basement. nothing personal gentlemen. the truth of course is that women's books and everything women do and women's place is everywhere right now but whether it is books or on television, or in real life, i actually learned about my place on the planet from a series of experiences that i had while i was wo

so happy birthday to susan b. anthony in advance. susan b. nthony shares that birthday with the as stronger in -- astronomer galileo who

so happy birthday to susan b. anthony. susan b. anthony shares that birthday with the galileo. susan was revealing that men are not. [applause] both of these things are the sort of revolutionary thoughts that have guided most of my professional life. i matter is a reporter on television or in writing books and yes i have witnessed a lot of revolutions in my career. consider for example "the new yorker" cartoon 20 years ago. a fellow walks into a bookstore, walks up to the bespectacled clerk and she says to him nodding wisely yes she says books by men are in the basement. [laughter] nothing personal. the truth of course is that women's books and everything women do and women's place is everywhere right now. whether it's books or television or in real life i have actually learned about my place on the planet from a series of experiences that i had while i was working in television news. one of them was when i was back at abc news where i enjoyed a long and wonderful career and one day my piece was done early for world news. it was probably than the 6:30 news. i got to leave early

and you might have a shot of recognizing susan b anthony or elizabeth caddy stanton. these are not faces that you would know if you think about reconstruction or you think about the reconstruction days. these are people you read about in your textbooks that you don't think about them in popular culture. let's try this. the marlboro man has been recognized in every single country in the world, and i will talk more about the marlboro man in a moment. the image that everybody in america and most people in the world recognize is the american cowboy. the american cowboy operates from 1866-1886, and i won't talk much about the history, i will talk a little bit about it, but

ginsburg, you will be satisfied with susan b. anthony's face on the new dollar. so it was still that we could make jokes about treating women as less than full citizens. >> and to the presence of women on the court have a profound influence in terms of changing that? >> i think now that we are one-third of the court well, justice o'connor was the lone woman on the court for 12 years and when i was appointed there was a renovation. up until then there had been a bathroom that said men. they rushed through this renovation and created a women's bathroom equal in size to the men's, and that was the way for the court to say now we know that women will be part of this institution. during the years that we served together, invariably in one way or another, would respond to my question. justice o'connor and occasionally they would say i'm justice o'connor. she is justice ginsburg. it doesn't happen now with the three of us left like i'm 1000. [laughter] i think the worst time was when i was all a long after centerleft. the public reception sought eight men and then there

ginsburg, you won't be satisfied with susan b. anthony's face on the new dollar? so he still made jokes about treating women as less than full citizens. >> and did the presence of women on the court have a profound influence in terms of changing that? >> i think now that we are one third of the court makes -- well justice o'connor was the lone woman on the court for 12 years. and when i was appointed, there was a renovation in our robing room. up until then, there had been a bathroom and it said "men." they rushed through this renovation and created a women's bathroom, equal in size to the men's. and that was a way of the court saying, yeah we know that women are going to be a part of this institution. during the years that sandra and i served together invariably, one or another would respond to my question "justice o'connor." and occasionally, they would say "i'm justice o'connor, she's justice ginsburg." it doesn't happen now with the three of us. i think the worst time was when i was all alone, after sandra left. the public perception thought eight men and then

lincoln, frederick douglass teddy roosevelt fdr, susan b. anthony, margaret sanger jackie robinson, john lewis and dr. king jfk and lbj, vivian malone harvey milk barack obama. [ applause ] we should not fear change. it is part of who we are as americans. it is what distinguishes us. it is what makes us unique. now, i leave this place proud of what we have accomplished over the last six years and grateful for all that doj has given me these past 39 years. this has been my home. and you will always be my family. i thank the parents who raised me. and the west indian sensibility that they instilled in me. the new york city public school system that educated me. columbia university that nurtured and tolerated me. [ laughter ] the women who has loved me so long. the kids who have between joy and i hope they really understand the true pride the true pride of my life. a brother who has been more than a sibling he's been a dear friend. beautiful, sisters-in-law a brilliant brother-in-law. the guys at the cologne. you know who you are. and my crew from 24th

and you might have a shot of recognizing susan b anthony or elizabeth caddy stanton. these are not faces that you would know if you think about reconstruction or you think about the reconstruction days. these are people you read about in your textbooks that you don't think about them in popular culture. let's try this. the marlboro man has been recognized in every single country in the world, and i will talk more about the marlboro man in a moment. the image that everybody in america and most people in the world recognize is the american cowboy. the american cowboy operates from 1866-1886, and i won't talk much about the history, i will talk a little bit about it, but it is enormously significant that the cattle industry and the face of the cattle industry coincided with reconstruction after the civil war. that coincidence has been handed down to the present in our political channel and in the way that we understand american politics, and that is why the american cowboy remains such an incredibly potent image today in american society. but start with that. we all know

was the women's national lawyerly, which under the leadership of elizabeth cady's canton and susan b anthony collected 100,000 signatures. in the winter of 1864 permitted them to radical republican senator charles sumner for delivery to the senate. by summer, the number of signatures had reached 400,000. simultaneously in the border states, growth in the ranks of antis debris democrats pressed the cause of perpetual freedom for all. in the meantime, december 1860 three, republican congressman james ashley of ohio proposed a bill that would" amend the bill for constitution for slavery nor involuntary servitude and all that the states and territories now owned or which may be hereafter acquired by the united states." the ashley proposal was followed by another from iowa, republican congressman james wilson. when the blended bill reached the floor it encountered considerable opposition primarily in predictability from peace democrats and representatives from kentucky, and kentucky always had problems with any issues regarding the removal of slavery from the nation. it was not only a foreign in

ginsburg you won't be satisfied with susan b. anthony's face on the new dollar. so still make jokes about treating women as less than full citizens. >> did the presence of women on the court have a profound influence in terms of changing back? >> i think now that we are one third of the court justice o'connor was the lone one on the court for 12 years and when i was appointed there was a renovation. up until then there had been a bathroom that said men. they rushed through this renovation and created a women's bathroom equal in size to the men's and that was the way for the court to say now we know the women will be part of this institution. during the years that we served together invariably in one way or another would respond to my question, justice o'connor and occasionally would say i am justice o'connor. she is justice ginsburg. it doesn't happen now with the three of us. [laughter] i think the worst time was when i was all alone. the public perception sought eight-man and there was this little woman hardly to be seen. but now because i am so senior a set to

lincoln, frederick douglass teddy roosevelt, fdr garvey susan b. anthonyaret sanger, jackie robinson, john lewis and dr. king, jfk and lbj harvey milk barack obama. [applause] [applause] we should not fear change. it is part of who we are as americans. it is what distinguishes us. it is what makes us unique. i leave this place proud of all we have accomplished over the last six years am grateful for all that doj has given me this past 39 years. this has been my home and you will always be my family. i think the parents who raised me in the sensibility that they instilled in me. the new york city public school system that educated me columbia university that nurtured and tolerated me the woman who has loved me for so long the kids who have been the joy and i hope they really understand the true pride and true pride of my life. a brother who has been more than a sibling. he has been a dear friend. beautiful sisters-in-law a brilliant brother-in-law the guys at the colombo, you know who you are and my crew from 24th avenue and 120 first-rate first street. mor

ginsburg, you won't be satisfied with susan b. anthony's face on the new dollar." so it was still that we could make jokes about treating women as less than full citizens. >> and did the presence of women on the court have a profound influence in terms of changing that that? >> i think now that we are one-third of the court well, justice o'connor was the lone woman on the court for 12 years. and when i was appointed, it was a renovation in our robing room. up until then, there had been a bathroom and said men. they rushed through this renovation and created a women's bathroom equal in size to the men's and that was a way of the court saying yeah, we know that women are going to be part of this institution. during the years that sandra and i served together, invariably one one woman would respond to my question, justice o'connor -- occasionally sandra would say i'm justice o'connor she's justice ginsburg. doesn't happen now with the three of us. i think the worst time was when i was all alone after sandra left. the public reception saw eight men, and then there was

so happy birthday to susan b. anthony in advance. susan b. anthony shares that birthday with the as stronger in -- astronomer galileo who came along on february 15th centuries earlier. his crime was revealing the earth is not the center of the universe. susan's was revealing men are not. [laughter] [applause] both of these things are the sort of revolutionary thoughts that have guided most of my professional life, whether as a reporter in print or on television or in writing books. and yes, i have witnessed a lot of revolutions in my career, consider for example, the "new yorker" cartoon, about 20 years ago, fellow walks into a bookstore walks up to the bespectacled clerk she says to him, nodding wisely, yes, she says books by men are in the basement. nothing personal gentlemen. the truth of course is that women's books and everything women do and women's place is everywhere right now but whether it is books or on television, or in real life, i actually learned about my place on the planet from a series of experiences that i had while i was wo