Petition to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman delivered to White House

[jimmy olsen]

I think Teddy Roosevelt should be on the $20. But, if it had to be a woman, I guess Tubman would be a good choice.

http://time.com/3856138/harriet-tubman-20-bill/

Petitions to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman were delivered to the White House

Harriet Tubman won an online poll asking which woman should be featured on the $20 bill, as part of a movement to push President Obama to support the idea.

More than 600,000 people voted in the online poll, and Tubman won with over 33% of the vote, beating runner-up Eleanor Roosevelt by 7,000 votes. Tubman was an escaped slave and abolitionist who devoted her life to working as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, helping other slaves get to safety. She also served as a spy and scout for the Union Army during the Civil War.

The $20 bill currently features former President Andrew Jackson.

"Our paper bills are like pocket monuments to great figures in our history," Women On 20s Executive Director Susan Ades Stone said in a statement. "Our work won't be done until we're holding a Harriet $20 bill in our hands in time for the centennial of women's suffrage in 2020."

Petitions to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill were delivered Tuesday to the White House Council on Women and Girls (addressed to Chair Valerie Jarrett and Executive Director Tina Tchen) and to the office of U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios. Their representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Women on 20s campaign got a boost last month when Representative Luis Gutiérrez, a Democrat from Illinois, introduced legislation calling for a woman to be featured on the $20 bill.

[Eddie Teach]

I think Teddy Roosevelt should be on the $20.

I think Andrew Jackson should.

[Ed Anger]

Great, a black in my wallet. All my other bills will start disappearing.

[Razgovory]

Andrew Jackson should stay on the 20.  He's an inspiration to all those who are violently insane.

[Caliga]

Great, a black in my wallet. All my other bills will start disappearing.

There goes the neighborhood.

[Caliga]

Andrew Jackson should stay on the 20.  He's an inspiration to all those who are violently insane.

I like that he's on the 20.  It's neat to have your wife's fifth great grandfather's ex-wife's husband's portrait in your wallet.

[Admiral Yi]

I'd have no problem dropping Jackson.  Redneck thug.

[Monoriu]

Why isn't Franklin Roosevelt on any of the US bills?  I thought Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt are commonly regarded as the three best US presidents. 

[Tonitrus]

Too recent.  And he's on the nickel (though granted, there are a few Prez's with a double coin/bill spot).

[Monoriu]

Too recent.  And he's on the nickel (though granted, there are a few Prez's with a double coin/bill spot).

Too recent?  Some US carriers are named after former presidents who are still alive. 

[Tonitrus]

Carriers are one thing, money is serious business.

[Eddie Teach]

Too recent.

[KRonn]

It's been 75 years since FDR died; I'd think that's long enough. He'd be a good choice to be on a bill.

[Barrister]

I'd have no problem dropping Jackson.  Redneck thug.

I'm normally against overtly PC-driven changes for changes sake, but Jackson is not worthy of this honour.

[Eddie Teach]

He's worthy for New Orleans if nothing else.