Barbara Babcock

Revolution in the Profession: Women Lawyers Then & Now

Menlo Park Library 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, United States

Tales of two pioneers: Barbara Babcock will discuss "Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz," and her own memoir, "Fish Raincoats: A Woman Lawyer’s Life." Clara Foltz was the first woman lawyer on the Pacific coast, (San Jose, 1878). Famous in her day as a trial attorney and leader of the suffrage movement, she was […]