President Trump on Tuesday said that he would pardon Susan B. Anthony, the women’s suffragist who was arrested after voting illegally in 1872 and charged a $100 fine, as he tried to appeal to female voters on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving them the right to vote.
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The pardon appeared to be an effort to distract from the Democratic National Convention and narrow the historically large gender gap that has him trailing Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the White House race…
Ms. Anthony was tried for illegally voting, and protested the fine that she was charged.
“She was guilty for voting,” Mr. Trump said, “and we’re going to be signing a full and complete pardon.”
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