The Woman Who Would Be President

Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President by Jill Norgren

Obscured in the historical shadow by her colleague, Susan B. Anthony, Belva Lockwood became the first woman ever allowed to practice at bar of the U. S. Supreme Court in 1879.  She continued her trailblazing ways as the first woman to run a full campaign for the U. S. Presidency in 1884.  Lockwood would be more widely recognized today if her personal papers had not been destroyed after her death.  Norgren is Professor Emerita of Government at John Jay College and the Graduate  Center of the City University of New York.  A copy of the book is in the Law Library                      

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