Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz

by Barbara Babcock

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804743584
• ISBN13: 9780804743587
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"