Source: "Of all signers of the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments, only Rhoda Palmer lived to vote, not in 1920 as a result of the nineteenth amendment, but in 1918, when New York State passed its own woman suffrage law." (National Park Service). "Of the 68 women who signed the Declaration of Sentiments, only one, Rhoda Palmer, lived long enough to legally vote after nationwide women’s suffrage was achieved in 1918." (Museum of the American Revolution)
ALT1: ... that when she voted in 1918, 102-year-old Rhoda Palmer(pictured) became the only signer of the pro–universal suffrage Declaration of Sentiments known to have cast a vote? Source: Same as above, plus "On the first Tuesday in November, 1918, when Rhoda Palmer was 102 years old, she was driven to the polls to cast her first ballot." (NPS). This is slightly longer in case reviewers/promoters find the centenarian angle extra-interesting.
Overall: Moved to mainspace yesterday, prose 3029 B. Image is PD in the US. Earwig finds 15.3, 11.5, and 8.3, with the "driven to the polls to cast her first ballot" phrase in two sources, but it's either quotes, long proper names, or WP:LIMITED. Approving both hooks since sourcing checks out for the high bar for superlative sourcing, though prefer ALT0 since readers can understand the oldness context of the DoS just by seeing the year in the link or the sepia image. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:11, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
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Moved to mainspace yesterday, prose 3029 B. Image is PD in the US. Earwig finds 15.3, 11.5, and 8.3, with the "driven to the polls to cast her first ballot" phrase in two sources, but it's either quotes, long proper names, or WP:LIMITED. Approving both hooks since sourcing checks out for the high bar for superlative sourcing, though prefer ALT0 since readers can understand the oldness context of the DoS just by seeing the year in the link or the sepia image. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:11, 6 May 2026 (UTC)