A review by libscote
Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman's Race for the Presidency by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

4.0

Long before Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro, there was Belva Lockwood who ran for president before women could even vote. She also was the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court, she fought for the ability of the first black man to argue before the Supreme Court, and she represented the Eastern Cherokee Indian Nation over the "Trail of Tears" that they were forced to march and won them five million dollars. I had never heard of her until this book, but I think she's someone that everyone should know.

(Sadly, not a Smithie. She went to Genesee College, which is now Syracuse University.)