Belva Lockwood - First Woman Admitted to Supreme Court 1879 - Here is a complete, genuine historic newspaper with the following title, date and description: LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, N.Y., April 5, 1879 Just below the dateline on the front page is a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" portrait of Belva Lockwood, noted suffragist of the day, a two-time presidential candidate and the first female attorney admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. Profile of Lockwood on an inside page gives details about her life and career. Mentions that she and two of her female law partners are known as "the three graces".

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