Petition to put Harriet tubman on the 20$ bill delivered to white house.

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**hotsauceman1**

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

Well this is interesting
Well I don't object to the idea, seems needless.

**Relapse**

The Cherokee and several other tribes would be alright with that, I imagine.

**MWHistorian**

Harriet Tubman would be an awesome choice.

But me personally, I'd go with Buffalo Calf Road. Cherokee warrior woman and possibly killed Custer.

**TheCustomLime**

I'm all for this. Andrew Jackson isn't really a man to be celebrated in hindsight.

**hotsauceman1**

TheCustomLime wrote:
I'm all for this. Andrew Jackson isn't really a man to be celebrated in hindsight.

I still say we need a bill for FDR.
And one for JFK

**curran12**

I think it is a splendid idea. I agree with you strongly about FDR, hotsauce, though I'd put him (and other prominent Americans) ahead of JFK, though that is mostly a matter of rating accomplishments than any shortcomings.

**MWHistorian**

FDR? I'd rather not celebrate a president that sent people to internment camps based of race and tried to hold on to power longer than any other president.

**TheCustomLime**

I want Head Jar President Nixon on the $20 myself.

**Frazzled**

Screw you hippies, Jackson was America's second greatest badass in the 1800s. A narcissistic killing machine, he represented the best of America!

**Blood Hawk**

TheCustomLime wrote:
I want Head Jar President Nixon on the $20 myself.

I would be down for that.

**cincydooley**

Frazzled wrote:
Screw you hippies, Jackson was America's second greatest badass in the 1800s. A narcissistic killing machine, he represented the best of America!

**Frazzled**

Tbone says replacing Jackson is an insult!

**Ghazkuul**

Go take a quick look at the cost for reprinting $20 with a different face. Furthermore, only 2 bills currently in circulation feature anyone other then a President, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton.

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the US, an inventor, post master, political theorist, patriot and the list goes on

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father, basically hand made the US economy and led our country through some of its harshest times.

Please, anyone name a female who can match that level of influence in our country and we can easily find a way to put her on a bank note. Also, keep in mind that the silver and gold dollars (still in circulation) feature 2 women already, Susan B. Anthony (first feminist ever) and Sacagawea.

**BlaxicanX**

Tubman on the 20? I'd be down for that. Frankly I'd take anyone over Jackson the butcher.

**Frazzled**

BlaxicanX wrote:
Tubman on the 20? I'd be down for that. Frankly I'd take anyone over Jackson the butcher.

SCrew you Hippy! Butchers and beer are what made America GREAT

**jreilly89**

Ghazkuul wrote:
Go take a quick look at the cost for reprinting $20 with a different face. Furthermore, only 2 bills currently in circulation feature anyone other then a President, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton.

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the US, an inventor, post master, political theorist, patriot and the list goes on

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father, basically hand made the US economy and led our country through some of its harshest times.

Please, anyone name a female who can match that level of influence in our country and we can easily find a way to put her on a bank note. Also, keep in mind that the silver and gold dollars (still in circulation) feature 2 women already, Susan B. Anthony (first feminist ever) and Sacagawea.

No one's gonna replace him, they want to replace Jackson.

I say why not? I think more women in politics is a good thing and having more representation in our currency is a good start. You know, kinda what the whole revolution was about...

**Ghazkuul**

there is absolutely nothing wrong with having more woman in politics, but to change a part of our countries history that has been around since 1928 simply because woman feel like they need more representation on our currency....kinda stupid. Like I said in my first post. Find a woman who was as influential in our countries history as Andrew Jackson and we can start finding a place for her. No point in removing Andrew Jackson though.

**curran12**

Ghazkuul wrote:
there is absolutely nothing wrong with having more woman in politics, but to change a part of our countries history that has been around since 1928 simply because woman feel like they need more representation on our currency....kinda stupid. Like I said in my first post. Find a woman who was as influential in our countries history as Andrew Jackson and we can start finding a place for her. No point in removing Andrew Jackson though.

Influential for what, though?

I bet a lot of Native Americans are super happy with Jackson's influence.

**OIIIIIIO**

Tubman ... nah, I am not willing to vote for that ... Helen Keller on the other hand ... That I could get behind. Tubman was a woman that would have been fine if she had been born 60 years later. The same can not be said for Helen Keller. Her life would have been a struggle regardless of what time period she was born in, and to accomplish what she did is a mighty feat.

**Ghazkuul**

Judging a person 200 years in the future is a bit harsh don't you feel? should we therefore judge Every American President until Abraham Lincoln even harsher for condoning if not outright owning slaves?

The times are the times. in 200 years people might look back on us and think "Ohh my, they elected George Bush Sr to President when he killed all those Japanese pilots in World war two" Its a bit ridiculous to judge a man 200 years later when it was considered fine in the public back then.

**cincydooley**

jreilly89 wrote:

No one's gonna replace him, they want to replace Jackson. I say why not? I think more women in politics is a good thing and having more representation in our currency is a good start. You know, kinda what the whole revolution was about...

As already stated, they have representation on our currency.

I'd rather see them put Mt. Rushmore or another landmark on the currency than someone that doesn't deserve it just to appease some SJWs.

And if we really want to replace Jackson, the only person I can think of that I'd rather see on it is Eisenhower. Military hero and president.

Or how about we stop relegating Thomas Jefferson to the stupid ass $2 bill?

**AlmightyWalrus**

Ghazkuul wrote:
Go take a quick look at the cost for reprinting $20 with a different face. Furthermore, only 2 bills currently in circulation feature anyone other then a President, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton.

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the US, an inventor, post master, political theorist, patriot and the list goes on

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father, basically hand made the US economy and led our country through some of its harshest times.

Please, anyone name a female who can match that level of influence in our country and we can easily find a way to put her on a bank note. Also, keep in mind that the silver and gold dollars (still in circulation) feature 2 women already, Susan B. Anthony (first feminist ever) and Sacagawea.

Eleanor Roosevelt, arguably. Rosa Parks as a symbol almost definitely.

And if you think Susan B. Anthony was the first feminist ever you're woefully uninformed.

**Ghazkuul**

OIIIIIIO wrote:
Tubman ... nah, I am not willing to vote for that ... Helen Keller on the other hand ... That I could get behind. Tubman was a woman that would have been fine if she had been born 60 years later. The same can not be said for Helen Keller. Her life would have been a struggle regardless of what time period she was born in, and to accomplish what she did is a mighty feat.

our US Currency currently only features people who were highly influential in US history. Helen keller frankly wasn't, nor was Harriet Tubman. In fact the only one I can think of that should be even remotely considered for this would be Eleanor Roosevelt and even then she wasn't so much influential to US history as to UN history.

SIDENOTE: Susan B Anthony, most famous feminist, not first my bad.

**cincydooley**

OIIIIIIO wrote:
Tubman ... nah, I am not willing to vote for that ... Helen Keller on the other hand ... That I could get behind. Tubman was a woman that would have been fine if she had been born 60 years later. The same can not be said for Helen Keller. Her life would have been a struggle regardless of what time period she was born in, and to accomplish what she did is a mighty feat.

Helen Keller, the member of the Socialist Party of America? That Helen Keller?

What lasting impact did she have on society aside from, essentially, being a feel good story?

**d-usa**

Jackson is a good candidate for "statesman least appropriate to put on a currency", and if anyone one of our bills could use someone else it would be the $20.

I don't think it will ever happen because defending that Jackson is on the $20, despite all that he did, is still much less of a fight that trying to figure out who should replace him.

Most people don't care that he is on the $20, but everybody is going to care about who would replace him. We will have more fights about the "feminazis" (just look a few threads down), tumblerisms, people bitching about PC, -cis this and that, and just an abundance of stupid everywhere. Then we will shut down the government because somebody attaches an amendment prohibiting Person X from ever being on a note to a bill just funds something important and then someone else will threaten to shut down the military unless Zombie Reagan is put on the $20.

It is easier to tolerate Jackson than to expect our government not to feth up the process of replacing him.

**cincydooley**

d-usa wrote:

It is easier to tolerate Jackson than to expect our government not to feth up the process of replacing him.

That sounds exactly right. Well said.

**AlmightyWalrus**

Ghazkuul wrote:

SIDENOTE: Susan B Anthony, most famous feminist, not first my bad.

I'm going to be an donkey-cave and ask for a source for that. Emmeline Pankhurst, as one of the figureheads of the Suffragette movement, would like a word with you.

**BrotherGecko**

Teddy Roosevelt should be on all American currency in the background silently judging you for being disappointing.

In fact put him on every American monument too. With arms folded and a disapproving frown. Letting all who live here and wish to live here that he expected better.

**easysauce**

(joke)

Almost all our money has the queen on it,

therefore by the powers of guilt transfer granted to me by the holy llama of social justice I deem its ok that this piece of currency have a man on it.

either that or maybe ask canada if they can replace one of the many notes/coins with the queen on it with another woman.

(/joke)

**Scrabb**

I feel Ben Franklin is criminally overrated.

Also:

AlmightyWalrus wrote:
Ghazkuul wrote:

SIDENOTE: Susan B Anthony, most famous feminist, not first my bad.

I'm going to be an donkey-cave and ask for a source for that. Emmeline Pankhurst, as one of the figureheads of the Suffragette movement, would like a word with you.

In America there isn't much question at all about it. Susan B. Anthony is on our money and figures the most prominently in school textbooks.