Clara Shortridge Foltz
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934)
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Clara Shortridge Foltz was an American lawyer, the first female lawyer on the West Coast, and the pioneer of the idea of the public defender. The Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles was renamed after her in 2002, and is now known as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1849 to 1934 · aged 85
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