Susan B. Anthony Museum Says No Fucking Thank You to Donald Trump Pardon

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that the National Susan B. Anthony Museum’s president and CEO Deborah L. Hughes posted a statement to the museum’s website, writing that Anthony would not have accepted a pardon for her conviction for illegally casting a vote. “She proclaimed, ‘I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty,’ Hughes writes. “To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same.”

Anthony was arrested for casting a vote in 1872 and fined $100. At the announcement for the pardon, Trump said “she was guilty for voting.” But instead of pardoning her, Hughes writes, “if one wants to honor Susan B. Anthony today, a clear stance against any form of voter suppression would be welcome,” citing her work supporting sex education, fair labor practices, equal pay for equal work, and more.