A review by sunflowerjess
A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan

4.5

I had never heard of Belva Lockwood before discovering this book exists, which is a crying shame. Belva Lockwood was a firecracker for women's rights in the mid-late 1800's, earning a bachelor's degree in 1857, fighting for equal education for girls, moving cross-country, graduating from law school as one of the first women in America to do so, jumping on a bike and becoming the first woman to commute by bicycle in Washington D.C., AND ran for president in 1884! She championed not only women's rights but also other marginalized people. I liked the quotes of Belva's sprinkled throughout the book and the timeline of her life following the author's note.