Clara Shortridge Foltz's Campaign for State Senate, 1912

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Clara Shortridge Foltz's Campaign for State Senate, 1912

Campaign Title

Clara Shortridge Foltz's Campaign for State Senate, 1912

Candidate

Foltz, Clara Shortridge

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

State Senate

Campaign Success

No

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

Legislative
State

Campaign Date

1912

State/Territory

Region

Resources

California women: a guide to their politics, 1885-1911
Woman Is Candidate For the State Senate
Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz
Woman of the century: fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of ...
Women Candidates in San Francisco

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