On the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, a key figure in the fight for women’s voting rights received a special honor.

Outside the Ontario County courthouse Tuesday there was anticipation. It was because of an honor for a woman once convicted inside the building.

“The impact of Susan B. Anthony’s efforts and those of others just like her has had a profound effect on our country that we know today,” said Canandaigua City Court Judge Jacqueline Sisson.

Susan B. Anthony’s conviction — was a product of her convictions. The year was 1872. Her crime? Voting in a presidential election when it was still illegal for women to do so.

“The trial here was such a seminal point in Susan B. Anthony’s life,” said Victoria Brzustowicz, of the Susan B. Anthony Museum in Rochester.

The street outside the courthouse used to be known as Court Street. It’s now known as Susan B. Anthony Lane — named after the woman who didn’t care for monuments.

“But I like to imagine that having a street being named for her would be more to our liking,” said Brzustowicz. “It's a more active presence than a stationary monument.”

On the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, President Donald Trump said he’d pardon Anthony. That too — wasn’t her style. 

“Susan B. Anthony, we thought, would not have wanted it,” said Sharon Stiller of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. “Instead of being pardoned, she needs to be celebrated.”

“She never felt that she was voting illegally,” added Brzustowicz. “She felt that she was constitutionally entitled to this vote.”

A right Anthony never lived to see. A right her fight — helped secure.