CLARA'S CRAZY IDEA - 1893

CLARA'S CRAZY IDEA - 1893

Author: Forgotten News Podcast March 8, 2019 Duration: 1:18:13
The story of the woman who gave birth to the Public Defender system, for the U.S., in 1893. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Books: Babcock, Barbara, Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz (2011). Drachman, Virginia, Sisters In Law: Women Lawyers In Modern American History (1998). Law Reviews: Schwartz, Mortimer, Brandt, Susan & Milrod, Patience, Clara Shortridge Foltz: Pioneer in the Law, 27 Hastings Law Review 545 (1976). Babcock, Barbara, Clara Shortridge Foltz:  Constitution-Maker, 66 Indiana Law Review 849 (1991) Newspapers: Mrs. Clara Foltz urges the appointment of a public defender, New York Daily Tribune (Jan. 25, 1897). A Bill for a Public Defender, New York Times  (Jan. 22, 1897). How Mrs. Clara Foltz Would Provide Counsel for Those Who Are Too Poor to Employ a Lawyer, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Jan. 23, 1897). U.S. Supreme Court – rulings: Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). Garza v. Idaho, slip opinion, February 27, 2019 (Thomas / Gorsuch dissent, follows ruling).   GUEST VOICES: Clara Shortridge Foltz – Kristi Oulvey, host of Heartland Homicide podcast. “Colonel” Thaddeus Stonehill – Richard Jones, host of True Crime Historian podcast. California Constitution (womens employment equality quote) – Roseanne Stolz, host of Killafornia Dreaming podcast. New York Times (editorial quote) – Andy Wang, host of Inspired Money podcast. San Francisco Chronicle (editorial quote) – Jeremy Collins, host of Podcasts We Listen To – Facebook Group and Podcast. New York Tribune (editorial quote) – Ken Marsiglia, free lance voice artist. Judge, San Francisco - Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of Whispered True Stories. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Foltz, Clara S., Wrong and Unnatural, New American Woman (December 1916), at p. 19 (quote reprinted in Clara Shortridge Foltz: Pioneer in the Law, 27 Hastings Law Review 545 (1976).   MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Comfortable Life   SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org  girls cheering Eighties_synth beep u_chimes_short3 ukulele_lick   T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY!  CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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