Discover the Women of the Hall
These are the Inductees of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Select any of the women to discover their stories and learn how they have influenced other women and this country.
Belva Lockwood
Government
1830
New York
1983
Belva Lockwood
Year Honored:
1983
Birth:
1830 - 1917
Born In:
New York
Achievements:
Government
First woman to practice law and argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (1879). Lockwood became a lawyer when she was 40 and used her knowledge to help secure women’s suffrage, property law reforms, pay equity and world peace. She helped open the legal profession to women.