US Election: Voters pay respect at grave of suffragist
Video from WHAM-TV shows a steady stream of people at Rochester’s Mount Hope cemetery decorating Susan B. Anthony’s grave with “I Voted” stickers and American flags. Some are leaving yellow roses, which was a symbol of the women’s suffrage movement.
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Hide AdAmong the visitors was Nora Rubel, the director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute at the University of Rochester. She tells the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that she went to the polls and the grave with her two daughters in order to share the experience.
The cemetery has extended its visiting hours until 9pm tonight to allow for more Election Day visitors.