The intersection of women’s history and public defense history is trailblazer Clara Shortridge Foltz. The Federal Defender Training Division offers this history: Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first woman lawyer on the Pacific Coast and the founder of the public defender movement. She sued for entrance into California’s only law school, tried cases in court when women were not… Continue reading March celebrates Women’s History Month and Gideon Day!
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Being the Client
by Jenny Andrews BWW has been paused two weeks because I was scheduled to have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, and part of the recovery includes being unable to keyboard and mouse for a while. The surgery was rescheduled. The rescheduling was one of the many times in the last two years that… Continue reading Being the Client
New Year, Less Urgency
I’ve been thinking about how to do less in 2025. To prioritize so I can bring creativity and energy to my work. Less to do, more to be. Less hustle, more intention. Less urgency, more curating. I spent several of the days in recent months driving up and down California along Highway 101, and also… Continue reading New Year, Less Urgency
Step Away From Your Inbox
I’ ve been on vacation this past week, at a writers conference in a beautiful place, and yet still navigating the urge to check my work email. It’ll reduce the backlog to click through and do a little triage, my habit urges me as the number of unopened messages grows and taunts me. When I… Continue reading Step Away From Your Inbox
Indigenous Peoples Day
A few hopeful stores in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day on 10/14/24 I am grateful to pause and celebrate the freeing of these waters and the many ways the planet will benefit from traditional ecological knowledge and co-management with Indigenous people. Tribes celebrate end of Klamath dam removal, largest in US history, 10/2/24. The largest… Continue reading Indigenous Peoples Day
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