Put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill: Your Say

Women on 20s, a non-profit group, is asking President Obama to put a woman's face on U.S. paper currency. In the group's online election, Harriet Tubman won the most votes. Letter to the Editor:

Columnist DeWayne Wickham's suggestion of putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is brilliant, and I hope and pray it comes true ("Tubman belongs on $20 bill").

Tubman represents all that is best about America. She loved freedom and demanded it not just for herself but for all. Moreover, she was willing to put her life on the line to secure that freedom for those who languished in slavery. She was a leader.

Our nation is blessed to count Tubman among its people, and we should proudly place her portrait on our currency.

William Mansfield; Indianapolis

Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

Harriet Tubman always has been my favorite hero. She did much for those who suffered and helped America in ways unseen by many. When tired, she moved on. When distraught, she carried on. And when beaten down, she rose up and changed human lives.

— Patsy Williams

This change would only hasten the demise of people's knowledge about how America was founded. There must be another way to honor Tubman and others. Removing founding historic figures from paper currency is not the way to do it.

— Sigmund Latarski

The intention of the online poll wasn't to diminish the impact of the Founding Fathers (or Andrew Jackson). The intention was to highlight that women made many significant contributions in American history.

— Lee Edsall