Criminal
Feb. 8, 2002
Pioneer Attorney's Feminism Ennobled Her Legal Efforts
Forum Column - By Barbara Allen Babcock - Today, the Los Angeles criminal courts building will be christened The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. In 1878, Foltz was the first woman admitted to the California Bar; she conceived the idea of a public defender and became the first woman prosecutor in Los Angeles. Those are just a few of her life's highlights.
Forum Column
By Barbara Allen Babcock
Today, the Los Angeles criminal courts building will be christened The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. In 1878, Foltz was the first woman admitted to the California Bar; she conceived the id...
By Barbara Allen Babcock
Today, the Los Angeles criminal courts building will be christened The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. In 1878, Foltz was the first woman admitted to the California Bar; she conceived the id...
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