Belva Ann Lockwood letters : to the Bull family, 1885-1903.

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Belva Ann Lockwood letters : to the Bull family, 1885-1903.

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Concerns work as a patent and pension lawyer in Washington, D.C., with mention of her activities as delegate of the Universal Peace Union and on behalf of the Association for the Promotion of Arbitration as a Prevention of War Between Different Nations. Also includes copies of a pension bill; a Lockwood Improvement stock certificate with an etching of Lockwood; Lockwood and Bull family information, and clippings about Belva Lockwood.

1 box (.2 linear ft.)Copies of selected portions of collection: 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1625) and positive.

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Universal Peace Union

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Founded in 1866 to remove the causes of war; championed causes such as international arbitration, arbitration in labor disputes, and such causes as suffrage, temperance, anti-militarism, and Indian rights. Alfred H. Love (1830-1913) was a principal organizer and served for many years as president of the UPU and of the Pennsylvania Peace Society. The UPU was dissolved in 1920. From the description of Records, 1846-1938 (bulk) 1867-1923 [microform]. (Swarthmore...

Lockwood Improvement Syndicate.

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Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917

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Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights, including women's suffrage. Lockwood overcame many social and personal obstacles related to gender restrictions. After college, she became a teacher and principal, working to equalize pay for women in education. She supported the movement for world peace, and was a proponent of the Temperance movement. Lockwood graduated from la...