Woman Lawyer

by Babcock, Barbara Allen

• ISBN13: 9780804743587
• ISBN10: 0804743584
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-05
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

Summary

Woman Lawyertells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman lawyer on the Pacific Coast and one of the first in the country. 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 Lawyeruncovers 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Becoming a Lawyer, 1878-1880	p. 4
Making a Living, 1880-1890	p. 64
Moving on a Larger Stage, 1890-1895	p. 132
Changing Locations, 1895-1911: New York, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles	p. 181
Clara Foltz as Public Thinker	p. 219
Working for Political Equality	p. 246
Inventing the Public Defender	p. 288
Conclusion: Victory Roses	p. 320
Notes	p. 327
Notes on Documentation	p. 371
Index	p. 373
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