People have been lining up since Rochester’s Mount Hope Cemetery opened this morning, with women and entire families visiting the grave of Susan B. Anthony.
A thousand or more went through by midday, including Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren who went through the line about 11:00.
The long-time leader of the votes-for-women movement died 14 years before the 19th Amendment was enacted in 1920, giving women the right to vote nationwide. It’s become a Rochester tradition for women to visit Anthony’s grave and leave their “I Voted” stickers on her tombstone.
The city is hoping that today visitors will leave their stickers on special boards that have been set up for the occasion. The cemetery is also staying open late, until 9:00 p.m. The North Entrance will be open after sunset, and some temporary lighting has been put in. But Anthony’s grave is in an older section with no vehicle access. You have to hike in, and it’s best to bring a flashlight if you go tonight.