Belva Ann Lockwood
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 107 years ago |
Date of birth | October 24,1830 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Royalton |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 19,1917 |
Died | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Party | National Equal Rights Party |
Hall of fame induction | 1983 |
Job | Teacher |
Lawyer | |
Politician | |
Education | The George Washington University Law School |
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary | |
Genesee College | |
National University School of Law | |
Nationality | American |
Inducted date | 1983 |
Place of burial | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 544481 |
Belva Ann Lockwood Life story
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood 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.