Women Are Now Signing Off on U.S. Legal Tender

A lot goes into producing the greenbacks in your wallet, including the signatures of Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Lynn Roberge Malerba, U.S. Treasurer.

These signatures represent a lot of firsts:

Yellen is the first female  Secretary of the Treasury. 

Yellen

Malerba, Lifetime Chief of the Mohegan tribe, is the first Native American to serve as U.S. Treasurer.

Their signatures represent the first time two women’s signatures are on our currency.  

Malerba

Celebrate these milestones when you find yourself clutching a Yellen/Malerba bill.

It’s important, and Yellen tells us why:

“Currency is something we use and we touch every day. And when done right, it can tell us who we are, what we value, and what is possible,” she said.

Today is not about me, or Lynn, new signatures on our currency. It’s about our collective work to create a stronger and more inclusive economy. At the end of the day, the field of economics is not about numbers or theory. It is about improving the lives of ordinary people.”¹

¹Wallace, Alicia. “Yellen sees her signature printed on US bills for the first time.” 𝘊𝘕𝘕, 8 Dec. 2022