Belva Ann (Bennett) Lockwood (1830 - 1917)

Born 24 Oct 1830 in Royalton, Niagara, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Uriah McNall — married 1848 (to 1853) in New York

Wife of Ezekiel Lockwood — married 1868 in Washington, D.C.

Descendants

Died 17 May 1917 at age 86 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights. The press of her day referred to her as a "suffragist," someone who believed in women's suffrage or voting rights. Lockwood overcame many social and personal obstacles related to gender restrictions. After college, she became a teacher and principal, working to equalize pay for women in education. She supported the movement for world peace, and was a proponent of temperance.

Lockwood graduated from law school in Washington, D.C. and became one of the first female lawyers in the United States. In 1879, she successfully petitioned Congress to be allowed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, becoming the first woman attorney given this privilege. Lockwood ran for president in 1884 and 1888 on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party and was the first woman to appear on official ballots. Her running mate was Marietta Stow in 1884.

She was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1983^[1]. In 1986, she was honored by the United States Postal Service with a 17¢ Great Americans series postage stamp ^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ National Women's Hall of Fame
2. ↑ 17c Belva Ann Lockwood single, Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Issued on June 18, 1986, in Middleport, New York.

• Wikipedia: Belva Ann Lockwood
• Jill Norgren, "Belva Lockwood, Blazing the Trail for Women in Law". Prologue Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 1. U.S. National Archives. Spring 2005. Last reviewed on January 20, 2023.
• Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, painted by Nellie Mathes Horne, 1913. National Portrait Gallery. Gift of the Committee for "A Tribute to Mrs. Belva Ann Lockwood" through Mrs. Anna Kelton Wiley, 1917.

See also:

• Belva Ann Lockwood Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries.
• FamilySearch Person: MPP9-48G
• Find A Grave: Memorial #1559
• "A Preservation in Progress". The Belva Lockwood Inn in Oswego, NY.