2000 Out for Park Suffrage Meeting

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 Ameri…