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Belva Ann Lockwood
| American politician, writer and educator. Date of Birth: 24.10.1830 Country: USA |
Biography of Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Lockwood was an American politician, writer, and educator.
She was known for her activism in the suffrage movement and her fight for gender equality. Lockwood was born in Royalton, New York, to Lewis Johnson Bennett and Hannah Green Bennett, both farmers.
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, – May 19, ) was among the first female attorneys in the United States and in , she became the first.At the age of 14, she was already teaching at a local elementary school.
In 1848, at the age of 18, Lockwood married Uriah McNall, a local farmer. However, in 1853, McNall passed away from tuberculosis, leaving Lockwood without any means of support.
She realized that she needed further education to earn a decent living and support her daughter, who was born in 1950. Despite societal disapproval, Lockwood pursued higher education and enrolled in Genesee College in Lima, New York.
She graduated with honors in 1857 and soon became the director of a school.
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