| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 370 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction -- Becoming a lawyer, 1878-1880 -- Making a living, 1880-1890 -- Moving on a larger stage, 1890-1895 -- Changing locations, 1895-1911 : New York, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles -- Clara Foltz as public thinker -- Working for political equality -- Inventing the public defender -- Conclusion : Victory roses |
| Summary |
Woman 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-370) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 1849-1934.
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| SUBJECT |
Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 1849-1934 fast |
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Lawyers -- California -- Biography
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Women lawyers -- California -- Biography
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LAW -- Legal History.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Lawyers & Judges.
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Lawyers
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Women lawyers
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California
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780804779357 |
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080477935X |
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