The Susan B. Anthony Museum & House is pushing back on President Donald Trump's pardon of the women's rights activist.
After Trump on Tuesday announced his intention to pardon Anthony, who played an integral role in getting women the right to vote before her death in 1906, the museum posted several tweets that outlined why Anthony would not accept the pardon.
"On news of a presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony on August 18, 2020: Objection! Mr. President, Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer of a pardon today!" the Twitter thread starts.
"Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that her trial for voting was 'The greatest outrage History ever witnessed.' She was not allowed to speak as a witness in her own defense, because she was a woman. Judge Hunt dismissed the jury and pronounced her guilty.
"She was outraged to be denied a trial by jury. She proclaimed, 'I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.'
"To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same.
"If one wants to honor Susan B. Anthony today, a clear stance against any form of voter suppression would be welcome. Enforcement and expansion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be celebrated.
"We must assure that states respect the 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
"Support for the Equal Rights Amendment would be well received.
"Advocacy for human rights for all would be splendid.
"Anthony was also a strong proponent of sex education, fair labor practices, excellent public education, equal pay for equal work, and elimination of all forms of discrimination.
"As the National Historic Landmark and Museum that has been interpreting her life and work for seventy-five years from her home and headquarters, we would be delighted to share more."
Trump's pardon comes 100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which ensured women the right to vote. It's also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and convicted in a widely publicized trial. Although she refused to pay the fine, the authorities declined to take further action.
The 19th Amendment states that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Congress passed it in 1919, and the amendment was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920.
Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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