Clara Shortridge Fultz, Pioneer in California Law
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, lets take a look at a woman who made a huge impact on the legal profession.
Clara Shortridge Fultz is a woman who had a tremendous impact on legal history in California. She was the first woman licensed to practice law in the western US, the first woman admitted to law school in California, created the public defender program, was the first woman to serve on the state board of corrections and as an assistant district attorney, and a gubernatorial...