Belva Ann Lockwood

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DDLEPORT JUN 18 1986 17 14105 HATCHSK NY Belva ALookeood

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BELVA ANN LOCKWOOD First Day of Issue: June 18, 1986 First Issue Location: Middleport, New York Belva Ann Lockwood is well-known for her brave, his- tory-making fight for women's rights. The apparent hopelessness of the situation motivated her to fight a fifty-year battle campaigning for women's equality. She refused to allow discrimination to stand in her way, and became one of the first women in the United States to practice law, the first to argue a case before the Supreme Court, and the first woman to campaign actively for President. By 1879, Belva Lockwood had successfully lobbied Congress into passing a law allowing her to practice before the highest courts in the land. During her half-century campaign Belva Lockwood supported uniform marriage and divorce laws and equal property rights for women. As a politician, she encouraged foreign trade, payment of the public debt, and education for all. In honor of Belva Ann Lockwood and her fight for women's rights, the United States issued the stamp fea- tured on this Maximum Card. No. 86-61 ©1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Lois Hatcher.