‘Full circle’: Susan B. Anthony’s historic NY home now serves as polling place

One of the voters waiting in line to vote at the Anthony house told the outlet that it felt “very full circle,” adding that it was “just so cool to be able to vote at the place where Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting.”

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Photo From The Christian Post. The Rochester, New York home of 19th century women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony, now a historic museum. | Screengrab: YouTube/The Outdoor Man

The Christian Post

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor 

The historic New York home of women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony, who was arrested in the 19th century for illegally voting, has been designated as an official polling place.

The Rochester-based historic site, located in a neighborhood named after Anthony, had approximately 700 people show up last Saturday for early voting, The New York Times reported.

In 1872, Anthony voted in the presidential election and was later arrested by authorities who came to her home, as state law prohibited women from taking part in the political process. More Here

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