Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara FoltzWoman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman admitted to the California Bar. Famous in her time as a public intellectual, leader of the women's movement, and legal reformer, Foltz faced terrific prejudice and well-organized opposition to women lawyers as she tried cases in front of all-male juries, raised five children as a single mother, and stumped for political candidates. She was the first to propose the creation of a public defender to balance the public prosecutor. Woman Lawyer uncovers the legal reforms and societal contributions of a woman celebrated in her day, but lost to history until now. It casts new light on the turbulent history and politics of California in a period of phenomenal growth and highlights the interconnection of the suffragists and other movements for civil rights and legal reforms. |
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Contents
Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction | |
Becoming a Lawyer 18781880 | |
Making a Living 18801890 | |
Moving on a Larger Stage 18901895 | |
Changing Locations 18951911 New York Denver San Francisco Los Angeles | |
Clara Foltz as Public Thinker | |
Working for Political Equality | |
Inventing the Public Defender | |
Victory Roses | |
Notes | |
Note on Documentation | |
Index | |
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| Title | Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz |
| Author | Barbara Babcock |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0804743584, 9780804743587 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Lawyers & Judges Biography & Autobiography / Women Law / General Law / Legal History |
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