News Release -- Mayor Warren to Pay Homage to Suffrage Anniversary on Election Day

News Release 

Mayor Warren to Pay Homage to Suffrage Anniversary on Election Day

 (Monday, Nov. 6, 2017) – To mark the 100th Anniversary of Women Suffrage in New York State, Mayor Lovely A. Warren is helping citizens remember Susan B. Anthony and all the “women like her” by lighting City Hall, the Rundel Memorial Library Building and the High Falls purple on Election Day Tuesday.

 “I am proud to join with women from all over the country in celebrating the accomplishments of the great Rochester heroine Susan B. Anthony, and all of the women like her as we prepare to cast our votes in this year’s general election,” Mayor Warren said. “The 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State is a reminder of how far we have come as a society, but also, how far we still have to go. We must continue fighting for equality in all walks of life. As Susan B. Anthony taught us, ‘Failure is Impossible.’”

 Mayor Warren, N.Y. State Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul and Susan B. Anthony House Executive Director Deborah Hughes will pay their respects to the State’s Suffrage anniversary with a visit to Susan B. Anthony’s grave at 11:30 a.m., Nov. 7. For those who would like to continue the Election Day tradition of visiting Susan B. Anthony’s final resting place, Mount Hope Cemetery will be open normal hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Special Susan B. Anthony “I Voted Because of Women Like Her” stickers will be available at the gravesite. The City is discouraging the placement of stickers on Anthony’s headstone to avoid damaging it. A board will be set up near the site to accommodate the stickers. Parking will be available by the fountain at the North Gate Entrance.

 For more information on local events commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State, visit rrlc.org/rocsuffrage.

 For more information on Mt. Hope Cemetery, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/mounthope/.

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