Belva Lockwood: The Woman who Would be President
- ISBN-10
- 0814758347
- ISBN-13
- 9780814758342
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 311
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-03
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Jill Norgren
Description
"In this thoroughly researched and beautifully written biography, Jill Norgren traces Belva Lockwoods dogged efforts to earn a living as a lawyer in Washington while caring for her daughter and becoming a leading advocate for womans suffrage and the peaceful arbitration of international disputes. Norgrens brilliant study makes clear why Lockwood--the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court (1879) and run for President (1884 and 1888)--belongs in the ranks of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frances Willard." --John M. Ferren, author of Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: the Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge"In this meticulously researched and moving account, Professor Norgren has rescued Lockwood's extraordinary story from relative obscurity. Like Shakespeare's Portia, Lockwood used wit, ingenuity, and sheer force of will to unsettle society's conceptions of her sex. The author deserves high commendation for recognizing Lockwood's rightful place in United States history by writing this biography."--Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States"Jill Norgren beautifully weaves the personal and political ordeals of Belva Lockwood's life into a compelling story that illuminates Lockwood's enduring contributions. This is a dramatic account a pioneering woman whose life in the law still resonates in contemporary times."--Joan Biskupic, author of Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most influential Justice"Jill Norgren's splendid biography of one of history's most astonishing pioneers-first woman counsel before the Supreme Court, visionary for equal rights, international peace activist, Indian rightslitigator, presidential candidate-is provocative, challenging, galvanizing! Brilliantly researched, vividly written, and profou
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