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4.0
Niagara County maverick women unite! OK, so I get a little bit excited about Belva Lockwood since she is from Niagara County (like me) and her childhood homestead is rumored to be on the park that my dad took me hiking at many, many moons ago. But I knew so little about her other than she grew up in Royalton, was a lawyer and was the first woman to run for president, back when women couldn't even vote. I had been looking for a biography on her and loved this work by Jill Norgren.
Few of Lockwood's papers and correspondance survived, making writing about her difficult. Also I suspect her falling out with the women's suffrage big shots of her day, primarily Susan B. Anthony, probably pushed her to the fringes of American women's history. She never missed an opportunity for self promotion (which didn't always go over well with other women) but was committed to her causes which included not just the vote for women but social reform for women. She advocated that all women should be able to be self-sufficient before entering marriage. Sound advice over 100 years ago and sound advice today.
She advocated for more women in decision making roles -- from public office to organizations to the family. When shunned by the women's movement, she threw herself into national and international peace movements. Often late in life without money and sometimes choosing to the fight the wrong battles, she was stubborn and determined. Two qualities I admire.
I thoroughly enjoyed the work of Norgren in this book. Well-researched and well-written, it paints a picture not just of Lockwood's life but of the forces which shaped her experience. I feel as if I know more about the person Belva was than the previous list of facts I could recite.
Few of Lockwood's papers and correspondance survived, making writing about her difficult. Also I suspect her falling out with the women's suffrage big shots of her day, primarily Susan B. Anthony, probably pushed her to the fringes of American women's history. She never missed an opportunity for self promotion (which didn't always go over well with other women) but was committed to her causes which included not just the vote for women but social reform for women. She advocated that all women should be able to be self-sufficient before entering marriage. Sound advice over 100 years ago and sound advice today.
She advocated for more women in decision making roles -- from public office to organizations to the family. When shunned by the women's movement, she threw herself into national and international peace movements. Often late in life without money and sometimes choosing to the fight the wrong battles, she was stubborn and determined. Two qualities I admire.
I thoroughly enjoyed the work of Norgren in this book. Well-researched and well-written, it paints a picture not just of Lockwood's life but of the forces which shaped her experience. I feel as if I know more about the person Belva was than the previous list of facts I could recite.