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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. 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

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Belva Ann Lockwood is the 108th most popular lawyer (down from 105th in 2024), the 11,684th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,987th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 108 out of 136. Before her are Felix Frankfurter, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Ayman Odeh, Christopher A. Wray, G. Gordon Liddy, and John Dean. After her are Olivér Várhelyi, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Finn Tveter, Elizabeth Mrema, Dario Franceschini, and Kash Patel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 77. Before her are Frederic Moore, Lina Morgenstern, Helen Hunt Jackson, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, Harriet Hosmer, and Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen. After her are Abraham Jacobi, and Ezra Meeker. Among people deceased in 1917, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 124. Before her are Albert Pinkham Ryder, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Tom Thomson, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Florence La Badie, and Sarat Chandra Das. After her are Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Frederick McCubbin, Sandy Turnbull, Edward Thomas, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and Oliver Hazard Payne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 11,686 out of 20,380. Before her are Victor Salva (1958), Kay Lenz (1953), Scott Asheton (1949), Adrian Smith (1936), Sterling K. Brown (1976), and Ann Robinson (1929). After her are Ron Underwood (1953), Ailee (1989), Chris Bauer (1966), Serena Auñón-Chancellor (1976), Hasan Minhaj (1985), and Simon Rex (1974).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Belva Ann Lockwood ranks 33. Before her are Robert Lighthizer (1947), Roscoe Pound (1870), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Christopher A. Wray (1966), G. Gordon Liddy (1930), and John Dean (1938). After her are Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969), Kash Patel (1980), William O. Douglas (1898), Bryan Stevenson (1959), Robert Bork (1927), and Marilyn Quayle (1949).

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