biography
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Lockwood, Belva (Ann)
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née Bennett
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| female
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| lived:
| (1830–1917)
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| biography:
| Lawyer, born in Royalton, New York, USA. She began teaching by age 15, and after meeting Susan B Anthony became dedicated to fighting for women's rights. Moving to Washington, DC (1866), she applied for admission to a law school and was eventually awarded a degree (1873). Her first petition to practise before the Supreme Court (1876) was denied, but after getting Congress to pass a bill to support her (1879), she became the first woman admitted to practise before that Court. As a practising lawyer she won a $5 million award to the Cherokees (1906) but she became best known for her activities on behalf of women's rights, and twice ran for US president on the Equal Rights Party ticket (1884, 1888). She lectured widely, worked for world peace, and served on the nominating committee for the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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