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Clara Shortridge Foltz.
American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934)
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About Clara Shortridge Foltz
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.
Everything about Clara Shortridge Foltz →- Occupation
- lawyer, suffragette, jurist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 16, 1849
- Died
- September 2, 1934