| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1914 |
| Number: | 12 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Belva Ann Lockwood |
| Gender: | F |
| Year, Birth: | 1830 |
| Year, Death: | 1917 |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Motivation: | Lockwood attended several international peace conferences. She supported Bajer in his work to found the Permanent International Peace Bureau, and she founded a branch of the Bureau in Washington. She was for a long time associated with the Universal Peace Union in Philadelphia. Promoted arbitration.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | 9 members of US Congress |
| Profession: | Members of Congress |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| State: | DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Comments: |
Moe commented that he believed that the nomination seemed to have been submitted by the candidate herself; personal letters etc. were enclosed.
Belva Lockwood was the first woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also ran for the US presidency as candidate for the National Equal Rights Party in 1884 and 1888.
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