Woman Lawyer
The Trials of Clara Foltz
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 in her day, but lost to history until now. It casts new light on the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8047-7935-7
- EAN: 9780804779357
- Produktnummer: 23011772
- Verlag: Stanford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 392 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'838 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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Barbara Babcock
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