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Belva Ann Lockwood

1830 - 1917

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Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) 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. Lockwood ran for president in 1884 and 1888 on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party and was the first woman to appear on official ballots. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Belva Ann Lockwood has received more than 287,273 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Belva Ann Lockwood is the 105th most popular lawyer, the 11,983rd most popular biography from United States and the 30th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 105 out of 136. Before her are Fatimata M'Baye, Finn Tveter, Robert Treat Paine, Judy Sheindlin, Robert Lighthizer, and Thelma Aldana. After her are Olivér Várhelyi, Seyran Ateş, Griffin Bell, Hanna Maliar, Dario Franceschini, and John Kerr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 76. Before her are Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, Abraham Jacobi, Oliver Otis Howard, Nain Singh, Harriet Hosmer, and Helen Hunt Jackson. After her are Frederic Moore, John Douglas, and Ezra Meeker. Among people deceased in 1917, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 125. Before her are Mackenzie Bowell, Frank Odberg, Janez Evangelist Krek, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, and Sarat Chandra Das. After her are Joseph B. Foraker, Frederick McCubbin, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sandy Turnbull, and Oliver Hazard Payne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 11,983 out of 20,380. Before her are Dave Bartholomew (1918), Rachel Miner (1980), Kathleen Kinmont (1965), Carl W. Stalling (1891), Kevin Connolly (1974), and Imogene Coca (1908). After her are Wood Harris (1969), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), Walter Forward (1786), Art Clokey (1921), J. P. Donleavy (1926), and Charles Erwin Wilson (1890).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 30. Before her are John Dean (1938), Roscoe Pound (1870), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Judy Sheindlin (1942), and Robert Lighthizer (1947). After her are Griffin Bell (1918), Bryan Stevenson (1959), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), William O. Douglas (1898), Robert Bork (1927), and Amy Chua (1962).

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