Trump Posthumously Pardons Susan B. Anthony
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Trump announces he'll posthumously pardon Susan B. Anthony, convicted of voting illegally as a woman in 1872
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is issuing a posthumous presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the women's suffrage movement who was found guilty of voting illegally -- as a woman -- in the 1872 presidential election.
"Later today, I will be signing a full and complete pardon for Susan B. Anthony. She was never pardoned. Did you know that? She was never pardoned," the president said, calling the move "fantastic."
Trump made the announcement at a White House event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the...
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Trump says he will posthumously pardon U.S. women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will posthumously pardon American social reformer and women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony who was fined in 1872 for voting illegally.
Speaking at a White House event to mark the 100th anniversary of ratification of the U.S. Constitution’s 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Trump said: “I will be signing a full and complete pardon of Susan B. Anthony. She was never pardoned.”
Trump is facing a tough fight for re-election in November and has tried in recent weeks...
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Trump: Susan B. Anthony to get posthumous pardon
President Trump announced Tuesday morning he will give a posthumous pardon to Susan B. Anthony, one of history's biggest figures in the women's suffrage movement.
The announcement came 100 years to the day after the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Anthony, a strong anti-slavery pioneer who died in 1906, had been arrested in 1872 for violating laws that had permitted only men to vote in the presidential election.
She was then indicted, tried and convicted for voting illegally and sentenced to pay...
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