Susan B. Anthony honored with statue, Monroe County courtroom dedication
Mar 25, 2025
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In celebration of Women's History Month, a Susan B. Anthony sculpture was unveiled along with a courtroom dedication at the Monroe County Hall of Justice on Tuesday.
A statue now stands in the Monroe County Hall of Justice in honor of Susan B. Anthony, inclu
ding the following plaque of information: "'We shall someday be heeded, and when we shall have our amendment to the Constitution of the United States, everybody will think it was always so.' - Susan B. Anthony. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote, was ratified on August 18, 1920. The Susan B. Anthony Courtroom, dedicated in her memory this 25th day of March 2025."
"After today's ceremony, the courtroom will now bear the name of a valiant Rochester woman who fought for the rights of all women, who challenged the status quo, and who paved the way for future generations of women warriors that she would never meet," said attorney Llitnet Rosado
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Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights advocate and leader for the women's suffrage movement, as well as a prominent historical figure in Rochester history. Born in Massachusetts in 1820, she settled in Rochester in 1849.
She's now buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, and each election day, thousands of women from across the country visit her grave to place their "I Voted" stickers in commemoration of her mission. ...read more read less