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==Early career==
=== Education ===
Lockwood quickly realized she needed a better education to support herself and her daughter. She attended [[Genesee Wesleyan Seminary]] to prepare for study at college. Her plan, as she explained to ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'', was not well received by many of her friends and colleagues; most women did not seek higher education, and it was especially unusual for a widow to do so.<ref name="Belva A. Lockwood 1888, pp. 215-30">Belva A. Lockwood. "My Efforts to Become a Lawyer", ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'', February 1888, pp. 215–30</ref> Nonetheless, she was determined and persuaded the administration at Genesee College in [[Lima (village), New York|Lima, New York]] to admit her.
Lockwood graduated with honors in 1857 and soon became the headmistress of [[Lockport Union School]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> It was a responsible position, but Lockwood found that whether she was teaching or working as an administrator, she was paid half of what her male counterparts were making.<ref name="Kitty Parsons 1964, p. 19"/> (Later Lockwood worked for pay equity for women during her legal career.) It was during her studies at [[Genesee College]] that she first became attracted to the law, although the school had no law department. Since a local law professor was offering private classes, she became one of his students. It made her want to learn more.<ref name="Belva A. Lockwood 1888, pp. 215-30"/>
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For the next few years, Lockwood continued to teach and also work as the principal at several local schools for young women. She stayed at Lockport until 1861, then became principal of the [[Gainesville (town), New York|Gainesville]] Female Seminary. In 1863, Belva bought The Owego Female Seminary, where she was Principal before leaving to pursue her political career. This building was dismantled and moved, before being renovated in 2019 as the Belva Lockwood Inn in Owego, NY.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Preservation in Progress |url=https://www.belvalockwoodinn.com/about-us/ |website=The Belva Lockwood Inn |access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> Her educational philosophy was gradually changing, particularly after she met women's rights activist [[Susan B. Anthony]].
Lockwood agreed with many of Anthony's ideas about society's restrictions on women. Anthony was concerned about the limited education girls received. Courses at most girls' schools chiefly prepared female students for domestic life and possibly for temporary work as teachers.<ref name="Belva A. Lockwood 1888, pp. 215-30"/> Anthony spoke about how young women ought to be given more options, including preparation for careers in the business world, where the pay was better. Lockwood was encouraged to make changes at her schools. She expanded the curriculum and added courses typical of those which young men took, such as [[public speaking]], [[botany]], and gymnastics.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
She later earned a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Syracuse University]] in 1871.<ref name="Syracuse">{{cite web |url=https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides_sua/html/sua_lockwood_b.htm |title=Belva Ann Lockwood Collection |publisher=[[Syracuse University]] |accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
Lockwood gradually determined to study law rather than continue teaching, and to leave upstate New York.
== Legal Education ==
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