Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Woman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, who in 1878 became the first female lawyer in California. Today her legacy is memorialized in the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. The courthouse recognizes Foltz’s efforts to establish the office of the public defender. Barbara Babcock is eager to tell Foltz’s story, and the details come tumbling out.
Publication Title
J. Am. History
Volume
99
First Page
319
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Tracy A., "Book Review, Barbara Babcock's Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz" (2012). Akron Law Faculty Publications. 329.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ua_law_publications/329
