Belva Ann Lockwood's Campaign for President, 1884

Lockwood, Belva Ann

Belva Ann Lockwood, an attorney in Washington, D.C., was the first woman to run a full, national campaign for the U. S. presidency. She announced her candidacy in 1884 after the two major parties again refused to endorse suffrage for American woman. Marietta Stow, a California women's rights activist and newspaper publisher was Lockwood's vice presidential running mate. Lockwood argued that ...