Midtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Clara Shortridge Foltz

19th Amendment Outdoor Museum

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

1. Clara Shortridge Foltz Marker

Inscription. Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first American female lawyer on the West Coast and the pioneer of the idea of the public defender. During a career that spanned 56 years, Foltz almost single-handedly pushed a great deal of progressive legislation for women's rights in the voting and legal fields and was in part responsible for passage of the Woman Lawyer's Bill – legislation entitling women to practice law.

Erected 2020 by Maren Conrad.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women.

Location. 38° 34.526′ N, 121° 28.886′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Midtown. It can be reached from the intersection of K Street and 19th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 K Street, Sacramento CA 95811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charlotte Amanda Spears Bass (here, next to this marker); María Amparo Ruiz de Burton (a few steps from this marker); Lavinia Gertrude Watson (a few steps from this marker); Zitkála-Šá (within shouting distance of this marker); Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Juno Frankie Seay Pierce (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Church Terrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Gertrude Weil (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. This is one of nineteen markers that comprise the 19th Amendment Outdoor museum, erected in 2020 as part of the "I Vote" project, honoring suffragettes and their work.

Also see . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Shortridge_Foltz (Wikipedia). "Clara Shortridge Foltz (July 16, 1849 – September 2, 1934) was an American lawyer, the first female lawyer on the West Coast, and the pioneer of the idea of the public defender. The Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles was renamed after her in 2002, and is now known as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center." (Submitted on April 26, 2021.)

Clara Shortridge Foltz Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

2. Clara Shortridge Foltz Marker - wide view

The marker is viisible here as the second from the left.

<i>Portrait of Clara Shortridge Foltz</i> image. Click for full size.

carte de visite published by I.W. Taber, San Francisco (courtesy of the Bancroft Library), circa 1890s

3. Portrait of Clara Shortridge Foltz

This is the source for the marker photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.