FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Friday, October 31, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler
Director of Development & Public Relations
(585) 279-7490, ext. 12
Susan B. Anthony House announces Election Day special!
Rochester, NY—All citizens exercising their right to vote and proclaiming that by wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker on Election Day will receive free admission to the Susan B. Anthony House on Tuesday, November 4.
The National Historic Landmark museum will give those who have voted the opportunity to tour the House for free during its normal tour hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker from any polling site will be admitted without charge. Refreshments, while supplies last, will be served in the Carriage House after the tour and each voter will also receive an Anthony House button that reads “VOTE said the lady with the alligator purse,” a line from the children’s jump-rope rhyme that is a reference to Susan B. Anthony.
An ardent abolitionist, labor activist, educational reformer, temperance worker, suffragist, and women’s rights campaigner, Miss Anthony was arrested in 1872 at her home for the crime of voting—it was then a crime because she was a woman. Forty-eight years later, and fourteen years after her death, the 19th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing women the right to vote. In honor of her life’s work, it is known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
Tours last approximately 45 minutes. The Susan B. Anthony House is located at 17 Madison Street, off West Main. The House is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4.50 for seniors, $3 for students.