Historical Marker
To the Memory of
Historical marker location:
Rochester, New York
( Memorial can be reached from Mount Hope Blvd., 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1898
The first woman to vote in a United States presidential election was a resident of Rochester, New York named Susan B. Anthony. She cast her ballot in the 1872 election, for which she was arrested and fined.