Clara Shortridge Foltz

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Clara Shortridge Foltz was a pioneering American lawyer, suffragist, and reformer who became the first female attorney on the Pacific Coast and a key advocate for the public defender system.

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Clara Shortridge Foltz canonical 13

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instanceOf feminist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
legal reformer ⓘ
person ⓘ
suffragist ⓘ
admittedToBar 1878 ⓘ
California ⓘ
advocatedFor indigent defendants' right to counsel ⓘ
women's access to legal education ⓘ
women's right to vote ⓘ
birthDate 1849-07-16 ⓘ
birthPlace Milton, Indiana, United States ⓘ
linked to: Milton, Indiana
coFounded New American Woman magazine ⓘ
The San Diego Daily Bee ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1934-09-02 ⓘ
deathPlace Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
educatedAt self-taught in law ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Foltz ⓘ
fieldOfWork criminal justice reform ⓘ
legal ethics ⓘ
women's rights ⓘ
fullName Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
givenName Clara ⓘ
honoredBy renaming of the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles to Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center ⓘ
honoredIn National Women's Hall of Fame ⓘ
knownFor "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute ⓘ
movement progressive movement ⓘ
women's suffrage movement ⓘ
notableAchievement first female deputy district attorney in the United States ⓘ
first woman admitted to practice law in California ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for the public defender system ⓘ
being the first female lawyer on the Pacific Coast ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
public speaker ⓘ
writer ⓘ
politicalParty Republican Party ⓘ
presentedAt 1893 Chicago World's Fair Congress of Jurisprudence and Law Reform ⓘ
proposed public defender system ⓘ
proposedAt 1893 Chicago World's Fair Congress of Jurisprudence and Law Reform ⓘ
ranForOffice district attorney of San Francisco ⓘ
governor of California ⓘ
state assembly in California ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Jeremiah Richard Foltz ⓘ
workLocation Los Angeles, California ⓘ
San Francisco, California ⓘ

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Clara Shortridge Foltz → fullName → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Jeremiah Richard Foltz → spouse → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz → hasNotableBearer → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
The San Diego Daily Bee → hasNotableAssociationWith → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
New American Woman magazine → coFoundedBy → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
New American Woman magazine → hasFounder → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
New American Woman magazine → hasContributor → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz Defender Bill → hasCreator → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz Defender Bill → hasAuthor → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz Defender Bill → proposedBy → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz Defender Bill → namedAfter → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ
Foltz Defender Bill → hasNotableProponent → Clara Shortridge Foltz ⓘ