African-American Harriet Tubman becomes first woman on US $20 bill

Harriet Tubman, the escaped slave who became a mainstay of the Underground Railroad, is the new face of the $20 bill, according to the Treasury Department.

Tubman is bumping incumbent Andrew Jackson off the currency .The $5 bill is also expected to change and include other civil rights leaders.Politico reports..






Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton hailed the change, tweeting

“A woman, a leader, and a freedom fighter,. “I can't think of a better choice for the $20 bill than Harriet Tubman.”

  Tubman becomes the first woman to appear on U.S. paper currency in a century, following President Washington’s wife Martha — who was featured on a $1 silver certificate.

 The official announcement will come later Wednesday, but the change in bills was already generating huge cheers.