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Nov 30, 2020 · Today, November 30, marks the 140 th anniversary of Belva Lockwood becoming the first woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1880. The following commemorative post is by Allison Buser, a summer intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress.
Belva Ann Lockwood. 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, including women's suffrage.
Oct 2, 2020 · Belva Ann Bennet Lockwood (October 24, 1830-May 19, 1917) will never achieve the iconic status of Ginsburg — no Hollywood films or t-shirts with her face on them. But Lockwood’s legacy is worth remembering, especially as we mourn the loss of a great Supreme Court Justice who benefited from her trailblazing achievements.
Belva Ann Lockwood achieved prominence as the first woman to be admitted to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to her legal career, she was active in many phases of the campaign for WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Lockwood was born October 24, 1830, in Royalton, New York.
(1830–1917). U.S. feminist and lawyer Belva Ann Lockwood was the first woman permitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also lectured on women’s rights and was active in various suffrage organizations. Belva Ann Bennett was born on Oct. 24, 1830, in Royalton, N.Y.
Belva Ann McNall Lockwood (1830-1917), was the first woman attorney to practice before the Supreme Court. She personally lobbied members of Congress to pass a special act admitting women to the bar of the Court, and first practiced before the Court in 1879.
Foreword by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgA legal historian recounts the influential life of women's rights activist Belva Lockwood, the first woman to practice at the bar of the Supreme CourtIn Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President, prize-winning legal historian Jill Norgren recounts, for the first time, the life story of one of the nineteenth century’s most ...
