Gideon v. Wainwright Was a Landmark Decision, but Women Invented the Idea of the Public Defender
Teen Vogue
When we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Gideon ruling this year — recognizing the right to counsel conferred by Gideon’s persistence and Justice Hugo Black’s resolve — we are erasing a far longer and richer legacy: the history of the women who invented the idea of the public defender.
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