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Trump Pardons Susan B. Anthony Over 1872 Arrest

Ashe Schow
Trump Pardons Susan B. Anthony Over 1872 Arrest
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After teasing on Monday that he would pardon someone “very, very important” the next day, President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he was pardoning famed suffragette activist Susan B. Anthony over her 1872 arrest for voting as a woman.

Trump announced the pardon during the White House’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

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