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Eleanor Roosevelt favourite to appear on new US $10 bill
Washington: Eleanor Roosevelt, who was US first lady from 1933 to 1945, is the frontrunner in the campaign to find a new face for the $10 bill, starting in 2020, according to a survey.
The US treasury department said in June that it would put the face of a woman on the $10 bill, for the first time in 119 years and launched a public campaign to determine which female historical figure should receive the honour.
The results of the survey were made public on Wednesday
Twenty-seven percent of Americans prefer to have the face of Roosevelt (1884-1962) on the newly-designed bill, and that percentage rises to 33 percent among women alone, according to the survey conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion of New York and the McClatchy Company.
The wife of president Franklin D. Roosevelt left a noteworthy mark on US history as a result of her activism for the rights of minorities and social justice, and the fact that she was the only woman among the five US delegates at the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 to 1952.
The second most popular woman in the survey was Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), who went from being a slave to an abolitionist leader during the Civil War and was preferred by 17 percent of the 1,249 US adults surveyed. Among African-Americans, Tubman was preferred by 47 percent of the polling sample.
The other female figures in the running were native American Sacagawea with 13 percent, suffragist leader Susan B. Anthony with 11 percent and the first woman aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart, also with 11 percent.
The first woman on the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor, who is still living, received 4 percent in the survey.
Other women who have been mentioned as candidates to appear on US currency are anti-racial segregation activist Rosa Parks, poet Maya Angelou and native American Pocahontas.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said last Sunday that the response to the campaign to put a woman on the $10 bill has been tremendous with more than 1.5 million proposals posted on “The New 10” web page, as well as on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Lew said in a video posted on YouTube that soon he will make a final decision about who will be placed on the new bill.
The survey was conducted between July 22-28 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3.2 percent.
National
Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.