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Aug. 6, 2011
The catalyst behind a new generation of women lawyers
The trials and triumphs of Clara Foltz, one of the first women lawyers in the U.S. By Barbara Allen Babcock of Stanford Law School
Clara Foltz was the first woman to be admitted to the State Bar, the founder of the public defender movement and a single mother of five. The preface to "Woman Lawyer" explores the relevance of her story to the modern legal profession.
Preface
Clara Foltz was one of the first women lawyers in the United States, and for a time one of the most famous. From the day of her admission to the Ba...
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