Letter from Belva Ann Lockwood to May Wright Sewall.

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Letter from Belva Ann Lockwood to May Wright Sewall.

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Title: Letter from Belva Ann Lockwood to May Wright Sewall.
Description: Agreeable to your instructions of April 29. I proceeded to organize a peace meeting - lists publicity. Then came an announcement in our Washington papers that several east coast ladies are announcing a great Massachusetts meeting at Masonic Hall May 15. I am confused - did this come thru your order? Belva Ann Lockwood (1830-1917), first American female attorney and first woman to run for president of the United States. After becoming a young widow, Belva Lockwood tried to support herself and her young daughter but found that wage discrimination made it difficult to make a living. She dedicated herself to attaining a higher education, and graduated from what later became Syracuse University. Continuing to be outraged by discrimination against women and minorities, she determined to effect change through the law. In 1873 she received her law degree and was admitted to the bar. Her petitions to Congress made it possible for a woman to argue before the Supreme Court, which she did. She was nominated twice for president, in 1884 and 1888, by the National Equal Rights Party. In addition to her fight for equality, she was involved in peace issues, and served as an official U.S. representative at international peace conferences.
Correspondent: Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917
Date: 1902-05-12; 1902
Time period: 1900s (1900-1909); 20th century;
Subject: Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920; Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917; Lawyers--United States; Peace movements--United States
Genre: Correspondence;
Theme: Women; Education;
Collection: May Wright Sewall Papers
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Copyright information: This item is in the public domain.
Physical repository: Indianapolis Special Collections Room, Indianapolis Public Library
Repository collection name: May Wright Sewall letters
Digital publisher: Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Date digitized: 2005
Repository: The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections
Source: From: May Wright Sewall Papers
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