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Belva Lockwood was an American lawyer, politician, and women's rights activist who broke barriers for women in the legal profession. In 1879, she became the first woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lockwood also ran for President of the United States in 1884 and 1888, advocating for women's suffrage and equal rights. Her pioneering efforts and dedication to gender equality have left an indelible mark on American legal and political history.
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"I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade - or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere."

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"I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation."

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"No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals."

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"The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents."

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"If nations could only depend upon fair and impartial judgments in a world court of law, they would abandon the senseless, savage practice of war."

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