Susan B. Anthony Death: Hundreds Gather To Honor Suffragette On Election Day 2016 [VIDEO]
Multitudes of voting citizens have visited Susan B. Anthony's gravesite today in honor or Election Day 2016.
Hundreds poured in to pay tribute to Anthony at Rochester N.Y.'s Mount Hope Cemetery. Many covered her gravestone in "I Voted" stickers, honoring the famous suffragette's struggles to give women the right to vote.
Many have visited her gravesite in past elections, but this time it is even more meaningful, given the historic nature of Hillary Clinton's candidacy. It was an emotional trip for many who attended Anthony's site today, especially women.
"I never cried when I filled out my ballot before. But I realized my daughters - and I have three of them - have the right to vote for a woman. It made my cry," mother Jodi Atkin told USA Today, alongside her daughter, Jessie. Mother and daughter reportedly wore white to the gravesite, which symbolizes women's right to vote.
"It's crazy because the first time I came to Susan B. Anthony's grave was on a fourth-grade field trip," Jessie noted. She would later end up teaching a class on protest writing about Anthony.
"To come full circle and be able to come back here after having learned about her and taught about her, to be able to participate here, was really cool," she said.
Anthony, who died in 1906, was often mocked during her time, but has since become a historic symbol of the American spirit. She was the first non-fictitious woman to appear on U.S. coinage, making her mark on the U.S. dollar coin in 1979. Anthony was also a prominent member of the anti-slavery movement.
Women gained the right to vote in the United States in 1920.
