article_snippet: Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman, who could be set to be the first female to feature on a US banknote .
article_snippet: An escaped slave who helped to free others from others captors could be set to become the first female face on a U.S. banknote.
article_snippet: An online petition has now been set up with site visitors asked to vote for which female historical figure should feature on the $20 bill.
article_snippet: And it seems that illiterate black woman Harriet Tubman is leading the way to be nominated as the new face before An online petition is formally handed over to President Barack Obama.
article_snippet: sparked the modern civil rights movement and Eleanor Roosevelt, a former first lady.
article_snippet: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, left, and former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who are also on the shortlist to appear on the $20 bill .
highlights_snippet: Harriet Tubman is leading the vote .
  
highlights_snippet: Other contenders on the list include Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt .