Belva A. Lockwood
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Lockwood obtained passage of federal legislation giving women equal pay for equal work in government service, became the first woman to be granted the right to plead cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and was a committed activist for women’s rights.
Early Life
Belva Ann Bennett, the second of the five children of Lewis Bennett and Hannah Green Bennett, was born on October 24, 1830, in Niagara County, New York. She attended country schools and completed her education by the age of fifteen. Her father’s opposition to her educational...
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