District of Columbia

Belva Ann Lockwood's Campaign for President, 1884

Belva Ann Lockwood's Campaign for President, 1888

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…