Historical Marker
Berkshire
Historical marker location:
12509 Highway 38, Berkshire, New York
( Marker is on New York State Route 38, 0.1 miles south of Jewett Hill Road.)
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.