Developed by Professor Barbara Babcock at Stanford University's Law School (and the staff at the Robert Crown Law Library), this website is intended to serve as an online resource for "all who are interested in the subject of women lawyers in the United States." Working with her students and others, Professor Babcock has created an index of women lawyers; and for each entry, attached pertinent documents that are both historical and contemporary. The index includes such well-known names as Sandra Day O'Connor and others that may not be immediately recognizable to the casual visitor. Along with this index, there is an entire section devoted to the woman who started the entire project: Clara Shortridge Foltz. Foltz was the first female lawyer on the Pacific Coast (arriving from Indiana in 1878), and she kept an extensive career scrapbook, along with penning numerous letters and writing a draft of her autobiography before she died. In this section, visitors can read some of the numerous articles and speeches that Professor Babcock has authored or delivered on Foltz and her legacy. For those interested in additional works on the subject of women lawyers, there is an extensive bibliography of germane articles offered here as well.
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