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Source: Washington Post

8/18/2020

Susan B. Anthony was Arrested for Voting when Women Couldn’t. Now Trump will Pardon Her

Historian Ann Gordon, who has edited the papers of Susan B. Anthony, says that Trump's pardon is an especially misguided example of today's politicians trying to use Anthony's legacy for their own purposes.

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Susan B. Anthony was Arrested for Voting when Women Couldn’t. Now Trump will Pardon Her