TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 4 P50

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 4 P50 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | FOLTZ CLARA SHORTRIDGE 479 the bill Grove L. Johnson switched his aye vote to nay in order to move for reconsideration of the defeated bill. After a heated debate at the very end of the legislative session the Woman Lawyer s Bill passed the assembly. The bill nearly died until Foltz managed a last-minute audience with Governor William Irwin. In the waning hours of the session on the last possible day March 29 1878 the governor signed the bill. Foltz and Gordon divided their responsibilities the summer of 1878. Foltz studied and was the first woman to take advantage of their recent legislative success taking the bar examination. Gordon although she was not a delegate attended the first California constitutional convention as a member of the press and successfully lobbied for the inclusion of two clauses that she and Foltz had a hand in drafting. The first clause prohibited restrictions to any business vocation or profession based on sex the second prohibited sex discrimination in college faculty hiring. Foltz passed the bar examination and became California s first female lawyer on September 5 1878. In January 1879 Foltz and Gordon registered for classes at Hastings California s first law school. However after only a few days of classes Foltz received a letter from the Hastings Law school Board informing her that the directors had resolved not to admit women. Foltz and Gordon filed suit to compel the college as a state institution to admit women. The district court judge who reportedly did not believe in women lawyers nevertheless found these women lawyers to be correct in the law and ordered Hastings to admit them. Hastings appealed and the case went to the California Supreme Court Foltz v. Hoge 54 Cal. 28 1879 . Although Foltz and Gordon were victorious again the time for Foltz to attend law school had passed. She went to Sacramento to serve as clerk or counsel to the judiciary committee of the state assembly. Foltz nevertheless considered the Hastings victory to

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