--- title: Susan B. Anthony's Grave Will be Open Late On Election Day description: People have recently been flocking to Anthony's grave, leaving notes for her and posting "I Voted" stickers on her tombstone. canonical: https://time.com/4561383/susan-b-anthony-grave-open-late/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-07T21:41:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:47.797Z og:title: How Susan B. Anthony Will Be Participating in the 2016 Election og:description: Sorta... og:url: https://time.com/4561383/susan-b-anthony-grave-open-late/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265efd7a6b1eb9d4/6988ad61524fc07b60dfa244/susan-b-anthony.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Election Susan B Anthony Grave og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Susan B. Anthony Will Be Participating in the 2016 Election twitter:description: Sorta... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265efd7a6b1eb9d4/6988ad61524fc07b60dfa244/susan-b-anthony.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Susan B. Anthony Will Be Participating in the 2016 Election by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 7, 2016 9:41 PM UTC  People gather at the grave of women's suffragist leader Susan B. Anthony in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 2016. People gather at the grave of women's suffragist leader Susan B. Anthony in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 2016.Tina Macintyre-Yee—Democrat & Chronicle/AP by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 7, 2016 9:41 PM UTC [Susan B. Anthony](http://time.com/4299475/currency-treasury-jack-lew-susan-anthony-alexander-hamilton/), a key figure in the American [suffragette movement](http://motto.time.com/4561290/hillary-clinton-wear-white-to-vote/), is still inspiring women over a hundred years after she was[ arrested](http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/susan-b-anthony) for illegally [casting a ballot](http://motto.time.com/4560557/election-2016-hillary-clinton-voting/) in the 1872 presidential election. People have recently been flocking to Anthony’s grave, leaving notes for her and posting “I Voted” stickers on her tombstone. Due to her gravesite in Rochester, New York being used as a makeshift pilgrimage site in the 2016 election, Anthony’s resting place will have extended hours on election day, _USA Today_ [reports](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/07/susan-b-anthony-gravesite-hours-extended-election-day/93418916/). The cemetery will remain open until 9:00 pm, rather than the usual 5:30 pm. Rochester mayor Lovely Warren [called](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/11/04/election-day-susan-anthony-grave/93299308/) visiting Anthony’s grave an “Election Day rite of passage,” according to a news release in the [_Democrat & Chronicle_](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/11/04/election-day-susan-anthony-grave/93299308/)_._ While supplies last, visitors will also receive other stickers with a photo of Anthony that says: “[I Voted](http://time.com/4558857/election-2016-vote-polls/) Today Because of Women Like Her.” One specific note left on Anthony’s tombstone embodies why her grave has become such a significant place. It reads, “Thank you, Susan B. Anthony, for devoting your life to women’s voting rights. Because of your work, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, I will cast my ballot for the first woman president of the United States, [Hillary Rodham Clinton](http://motto.time.com/4556569/hillary-clinton-rookie-magazine-advice-harassment/)!” Mayor Warren, however, [summarized](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/11/04/election-day-susan-anthony-grave/93299308/) it best: “I can imagine she would have wanted to be part of the significant history this year’s election holds for women. It’s only proper that we invited Ms. Anthony to be a part of this important moment.” > [](https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/795622078821126146) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4561383/susan-b-anthony-grave-open-late/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4561383/susan-b-anthony-grave-open-late/"},"headline":"How Susan B. 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