Clara Shortridge Foltz
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 90 years ago |
Date of birth | July 16,1849 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Lafayette |
Indiana | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 2,1934 |
Died | Los Angeles |
California | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States |
Spous | Jeremiah D. Foltz |
Education | UC Law San Francisco |
Siblings | Samuel M. Shortridge |
Nationality | American |
Known for | California State Bar |
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ID | 787560 |
Clara Shortridge Foltz Life story
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.