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     • Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and author who was active in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements. She was one of the first women lawyers in the United States, and in 1879 she became the first woman to be admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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   Who was Belva Lockwood?

   • Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and author who was active in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements. She was one of the first women lawyers in the United States, and in 1879 she became the first woman to be admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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   When did Belva Ann Lockwood die?

   • The "irrepressible" Belva Ann Lockwood died in 1917, three years before the 19th Amendment was passed, granting women the right to vote. *The first Belva Lockwood Memorial Award Ceremony was held in 1993. Teacher, lawyer, champion of women's rights, reformer, and peacemaker, Belva Ann Lockwood is a towering figure in the history of American women.

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   Did Belva Lockwood believe a woman would ever be president?

   • Shortly before her death, Lockwood was asked if she believed a woman would ever be president. “If [a woman] demonstrates that she is fitted to be president she will some day occupy the White House,” Lockwood said. Belva Lockwood died in 1917—two years before women were granted the right to vote.

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   What happened to Belva Lockwood?

   • She stayed at Lockport until 1861, then became principal of the Gainesville Female Seminary. In 1863, Belva bought The Owego Female Seminary, where she was Principal before leaving to pursue her political career. This building was dismantled and moved, before being renovated in 2019 as the Belva Lockwood Inn in Owego, NY.

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   Who was Belva Ann Bennett?

   • Belva Ann Bennett was born in Royalton, New York, daughter of Lewis Johnson Bennett, a farmer, and his wife Hannah Green. Her aunt's house where she spent some of her childhood still stands at 5070 Griswold Street. In front of this house is a memorial to her with a plaque that gives a brief biography of her life.

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   Where did the Lockwood family reside in 1875?

   • In 1875, the Lockwood family resided in a house at 512 10th Street, a block from the League Building and two doors down from the residence where mortally wounded Abraham Lincoln had been brought from Ford's Theater. Belva conducted business in one or two of these rooms with Lura and Ezekiel nearby.

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   Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and author who was active in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements.

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   Oct 20, 2024 · Belva Ann Lockwood (born Oct. 24, 1830, Royalton, N.Y., U.S.—died May 19, 1917, Washington, D.C.) was an American feminist and lawyer who was the first woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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   Aug 8, 2024 · In 1884, a dynamic presidential candidate caught America’s attention. Belva Lockwood was a lawyer and a woman running for president of the United States when women did not have the right to...

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   Jan 20, 2023 · Belva Lockwood was born on October 24, 1830, in the Niagara County town of Royalton, New York, the second daughter, and second of five children, of farmers Lewis J. and Hannah Bennett. Belva was self-made: she invented herself as a middle-class professional woman.

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9. www.historynet.com › belva-lockwoodBelva Lockwood: ‘I cannot vote, but can be voted for’

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   May 1, 2008 · Belva Lockwood was the first woman to become a candidate for the American presidency. Her 1884 campaign stimulated media attention and social controversy.

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    Teacher, lawyer, champion of women's rights, reformer, and peacemaker, Belva Ann Lockwood is a towering figure in the history of American women. Born Belva Ann Bennett in 1830, Mrs. Lockwood began her career as a teacher.

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    Lady Lawyer in Washington. Belva Lockwood “opened the door” to the Supreme Court for other women lawyers as well as African-American attorneys. In the image below she is introducing Samuel Lowrey, the first black lawyer to argue a case in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1880.