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Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 6 P42

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 6 P42 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 398 LOCO PARENTIS Belva A. Lockwood. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS I KNOW WE CAN T ABOLISH PREJUDICE THROUGH LAWS BUT WE CAN SET UP GUIDELINES FOR OUR ACTIONS BY LEGISLATION. Belva Lockwood passage of a bill granting female government employees equal pay for equal work. In 1879 Lockwood further advanced the cause of women to the judiciary with her participation in the enactment of a bill permitting women to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result she became the first woman to be admitted to this court and was subsequently admitted to practice before the former U.S. court of claims. Lockwood continued her legal career while participating in reform movements notably those for temperance and women s suffrage. At the height of her popularity in the 1880s Lockwood was nominated by the Equal Rights party as a candidate for president of the united states in 1884 and 1888 the first woman to receive this honor. In 1896 Lockwood was chosen to represent the United states at the Congress of Charities and Corrections held in switzerland. After her return she continued her work in the women s rights movement and was instrumental in the formulation of the law granting women residents of the district of columbia equal property rights and equal claims to the custody of children. She also drafted an amendment to the statehood bills of oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico allowing women in these states the right to vote. A staunch advocate of peace Lockwood served as a representative to the universal Peace congress held in Paris in 1889 and participated at the international Peace Bureau at Bern Switzerland in 1892. She died May 19 1917 in Washington D.c. LOCO PARENTIS Latin The place of a parent. A description of the relationship that an adult or an institution assumes toward an infant or minor of whom the adult is not a parent but to whom the adult or institution owes the obligation of care and supervision. The term is usually designated in loco parentis. LOCUS Latin Place place .