Historical Marker
Henry Write (1878-1936)
Historical marker location:
43-05 47th Street, Sunnyside, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of 47th Street and 43rd Ave, on the right when traveling north on 47th Street.)
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.