Washington D.C.: Barbara Babcock Book Reading

Date/Time:

Sat, November 02, 2013
02:00PM - 03:30PM

Venue:

Enonch Pratt Free Library

Location:

400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore MD 21207
Map address

Registration Period:

10/14/2013-10/31/2013

Contact:

SLS Alumni Relations

alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu

650.723.2730

The Stanford Law School Washington D.C chapter invites SLS alumni and friends to a book reading featuring Professor Barbara Babcock, Judge John Crown Professor of Law, Emerita. Professor Babcock will talk about her new book, Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz.

Woman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman admitted to the California Bar. Famous in her time as a jury lawyer, public intellectual, leader of the women's movement, inventor of the role of public defender, and legal reformer, Foltz has been largely forgotten until recently. Barbara Babcock recreates Foltz's eventful life and also casts new light on the turbulent history and politics of the late 19th century and the many links binding the women's rights movement and other movements for civil rights and legal reform.

Registration is free and guests are welcome. Please register by October 31.