Indexes and Bibliographic Notes

From Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz -- Online Notes For The Book

Bibliographic Notes and Supplementary Text

These notes and essays supplement the endnotes in Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz, providing additional source material for the facts and interpretations. Some are traditional bibliographic notes, mainly listings of essential references with a few words of critical explanation. But since these are on-line and unconstrained by space limitations, I have also included first person essays on my interpretations of materials, sources that contributed to my thinking generally, and descriptions of people and events that influenced Clara Foltz, but whose stories do not fit with hers, or would extend it unduly.

Generally the notes follow the order of the book chapters and assume familiarity with the main text. The Index to Woman Lawyer cites the on-line material by subject. Some notes embed chunks of text. For instance, the Note on Nineteenth Century Newspaper Publishing has a description of the content of the San Diego Bee over a ten day period during Foltz’s editorship.

A biography written over many years has more sources than can be cited even in this format – especially in a burgeoning new field like women’s legal history. I have tried to cite the main works that influenced my thinking, which may not be exactly the same as all the main works. In a larger sense, virtually everything I have read concerning women’s rights and nineteenth century history is in here somewhere even though not mentioned explicitly. To those whose work deserves more recognition than I have given it here, my sincerest apologies.

List of On-Line Bibliographic Sources

Introductory

1. About and By Clara Foltz: Biographical Material and Her Writings
2. Archival and Investigative Materials
3. Women’s History
   1. Legal Status of Women in the Nineteenth Century
   2. Feminism and Women’s Rights: Nomenclature
   3. Women’s Biography
4. Women Lawyers History and Individual Biographies
   1. Myra Bradwell
   2. Lavinia Goodell
   3. Belva Lockwood
   4. Arabella (Belle) Mansfield
   5. Marilla Ricker
   6. Lelia Robinson

""Chapter One""

1. Family and Early Life

A. Parents B. Siblings C. Foltz’s Children D. Mt. Pleasant and Howe’s Academy

2. Foltz’s Friends and Allies

          A. Lillie Devereux Blake
          B. Clara Colby
           C. Abigail Duniway
             D. Laura Gordon
             E. Grove L. Johnson
              F. Sarah Knox-Goodrich

5. The Workingmen’s Party of California (WPC) A. Rise and Composition of the WPC

  	B.  WPC and the Anti-Chinese Movement 

C. Relation with the Workingmen’s Party of the United States (WPUS)

6. California Constitutional History A. Convention of 1879 B. Passage of the Anti-Discrimination Clauses C. Prominent Pro-Woman Delegates

		 i. Henry Blackmer
		ii.  David Terry

iii. Charles Ringgold iv. James J. Ayers v. Alphones Vacquerel

           D.  Prominent Opponents 

7. Women and Divorce

Chapter Two

8. Women as Public Lecturers

9. Women and Jury Service A. The Washington Territory Experience

10 San Francisco Social Life and Clara Foltz’s Circle

11. San Diego in the Real Estate Boom

12. Nineteenth Century Newspaper Publishing

13. Bellamy Nationalism A. Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Chapter Three

15. Law Practice in the West A. General works B. Biographical works C. Clara Foltz’s practice D. Women and Criminal Law Practice

16. Late Nineteenth Century Politics

A. General Sources: Populism; Coxey’s Army; Haymarket; the Pullman Strike, California and the 1894 Election, Mary Elizabeth Lease, Stephen White

17. Foltz as Reform Lobbyist

Chapter Four

 18. The New Woman 
 
   19.  Trella Toland’s Autograph Book  

A. Isaac Trumbo

20. Law Practice in New York in the 1890’s

A. Women’s Legal Education Society (WLES) and Law Class
 	B. Corporate practice
  	C. Criminal practice

21. The Oil Boom and Foltz’s Companies Chapter Five

22. Women Murder Defendants and Equal Justice Chapter Six

23. Suffrage History A. Seneca Falls

               B.  Historiography
               C. Relationship to Other Movements and Causes
               D. The Women’s Movement, Free Love and Spiritualism

24. The Woman’s National Liberal Union Convention A.Matilda Gage B. Theosophy and Madame Blavatsky C. Notable Attendants D. William Aldrich and Josephine Cables Aldrich E. Elliott and Emily Coues F. Charlotte Smith G. Aftermath of Foltz’s Remarks

25. The World’s Fair

26. Women at the World’s Fair A. The Women’s Congresses: Text Section B. Participation in Other Auxiliary Congresses

27. Post-Fair Suffrage Campaigns A. New York

B. California

28. Victory in California- 1911 A. The Suffrage Campaign

B. Lillian Coffin and Katherine Edson

Chapter Seven

29. Progressivism, Suffrage, and Public Defense

30. Early History of Public Defense A. The Legal Aid Society

31 Foltz the Founder

32. Foltz’s Arguments for Public Defense Prosecutorial Misconduct Burdening the Right 33. The Right to Counsel and the Appointed Counsel System 34. New York Politics and the Public Defender Bill 35. Comparison of Public Defender Statutes A. 1885 Statute B. 1897 Statute C. The 1912 Los Angeles Charter Provision and the 1921 Statute 36. Comparison of Progressive Defender with Foltzian Model

1. Notes on Archival Sources
2. Notes on Women Lawyers History and Individual Biographies (in alphabetical order)
3. Notes on Friends and Allies (in alphabetical order)

Chapter One

1. Notes on Family and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

• • • Parents
    • Two Old Brothers
    • Samuel Shortridge

1. Notes on the Workingmen’s Party of California (WPC)
2. Notes on California Constitutional History
3. Notes on The Women's Movement, Free Love and Spiritualism
4. Notes on San Francisco Social Life and Clara Foltz's Circle
5. Notes on Women and Divorce

Chapter Two

1. Notes on Women as Public Lecturers
2. Notes on Women and Jury Service
3. Notes on San Diego in the Real Estate Boom
4. Notes on Nineteenth Century Newspaper Publishing
5. Notes on Bellamy Nationalism

Chapter Three

1. Notes on the Woman's National Liberal Union Convention
2. Notes on Late Nineteenth Century Politics

Chapter Four

1. Notes on the World's Fair
2. Notes on Women at the World's Fair
   1. Notes on the Women's Congresses
   2. Notes on Participation in the Other Auxiliary Congresses
3. Notes on Post-Fair Suffrage Campaigns
4. Notes on the New Woman
5. Notes on Trella Toland and her Autograph Book
6. Notes on Law Practice in the West
7. Notes on the New York Legal Scene
8. Notes on the Oil Boom and Foltz’s Companies

Chapter Five

1. Notes on Murder Defendants and Equal Justice

Chapter Six Chapter Seven

1. Notes on Progressivism, Suffrage, and Public Defense
2. Notes on Victory in California -- 1911
3. Notes on Foltz the Founder of Public Defense
4. Notes on the Early History of Public Defense
5. Notes on the Right to Counsel and the Appointed Counsel System
6. Notes on Foltz's Arguments for Public Defense
7. Notes on New York Politics and Foltz’s Public Defender Bill
8. Notes on Comparison of Public Defender Statutes
9. Notes on Comparison of Progressive Defender with Foltzian Model