Belva Lockwood: Equal Rights Pioneer

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 ...

Belva Ann Lockwood's Campaign for President, 1884

Zerelda N. McCoy's Campaign for Wreckmaster, 1884

Belva Ann Lockwood's Campaign for President, 1888

Ada E. Clift's Campaign for Register of Deeds, 1888

Marietta Stow's Campaign for Vice President, 1884