--- title: "3 Belva Ann Lockwood Quotes - Famous Author" description: "Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and author who was active in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b150/author-belva-ann-lockwood-79949.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Belva Ann Lockwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b150/author-belva-ann-lockwood-79949.jpg) # Belva Ann Lockwood (1830–1917) Author United States **3** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Belva Ann Lockwood was an author from the United States, best known for *The right of women to vote guaranteed by the Constitution*. ## Quick Facts About Belva Ann Lockwood Born October 24, 1830 Died May 19, 1917 Nationality United States Profession Author Notable works The right of women to vote guaranteed by the Constitution Spouse Uriah McNall ## About Belva Ann Lockwood Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and author who was active in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements. She was one of the first women lawyers in the United States. In 1879, she became the first woman to be admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lockwood ran for president in 1884 and 1888 on the ticket of the Equal Rights Party and was the first woman to appear on official ballots. While Victoria Woodhull is commonly cited as the first woman to run for president, Lockwood was the first one to appear on any ballots, due to Woodhull being too young for the presidency when she ran. ## Awards & Honors National Women's Hall of Fame ## Quotes by Belva Ann Lockwood > [We can't abolish prejudice through laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belva-ann-lockwood/we-can-t-abolish-prejudice-through-laws/) [Belva Ann Lockwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belva-ann-lockwood/) [Abolish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abolish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/belva-ann-lockwood-79949_abolish_we-can-t-abolish-prejudice-through-laws_528326.png) > [Reforms are slow, but they never go backward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belva-ann-lockwood/reforms-are-slow-but-they-never-go-backward/) [Belva Ann Lockwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belva-ann-lockwood/) [Backward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/belva-ann-lockwood-79949_backward_reforms-are-slow-but-they-never-go-backw_2143515.png) > [Men always say, "Let's see what you can do." If we always talk and never work we will not accomplish anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belva-ann-lockwood/men-always-say-let-s-see-what-you-can-do-if-we-always-talk-and-never/) [Belva Ann Lockwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belva-ann-lockwood/) [Accomplish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/belva-ann-lockwood-79949_accomplish_men-always-say-let-s-see-what-you-can-do_3143189.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belva-ann-lockwood/#itemlist", "name": "Belva Ann Lockwood Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We can't abolish prejudice through laws.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Belva Ann Lockwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belva-ann-lockwood/we-can-t-abolish-prejudice-through-laws/", "image": { "@type": 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