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Celebrating Eleanore Hutzel and Gerald Ford's Controversial Pardon | September 8

Published September 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Today in 1885, Eleanore Hutzel was born in Ann Arbor. She became a pioneering advocate for women's and children's rights, leading the Women's Division of the Detroit Police Department. On this day in 1974, President Gerald Ford issued a controversial pardon to Richard Nixon.

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