Almost forty years later, Fay Stender’s admirers consider her a martyr to her pioneering work in California prison reform. At the height of her career, Fay was one of the most sought after “people’s lawyers” in the nation. A client with a cause could not find a more energetic advocate. · Horowitz and Collier, 37; Pearlman, Call Me Phaedra, [xiv] Douglas Perry, “Why Reedie and radical lawyer Fay Stender fought for prison reform – and paid with her life,” The Oregonian, www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 9 mins. · Call Me Phaedra is dark and even morose at times, though it’s hard to imagine how anyone could have written an upbeat book about Stender, Newton and Jackson, a Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins.
Sarah interviews former trial lawyer and judge Lise Pearlman about her newest historical book, Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender. As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender by Lise Pearlman. Regent Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Pearlman brings Fay, and those events, to life through the lens of Fay's legal work. This is an engaging read that will give you new insight on the McCarthy Era, Civil Rights Movement, the Free Speech Movement, Vietnam War protests, the rise of Black Power and the rise of feminism in the Women's Movement of the s.
Awaiting trial in a secret hideaway in San Francisco, Fay told the few friends she let visit her there to “call me Phaedra,” a tragic heroine from Greek mythology. Shortly after the trial, like Phaedra, she committed suicide. From the Publisher. January 1, Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender chronicles the extraordinary life of a Jewish activist during the McCarthy Era, the Civil Rights Movement, Free Speech Era, the rise of black power, and the Women’s Rights Movement. A child prodigy at the piano. Almost forty years later, Fay Stender’s admirers consider her a martyr to her pioneering work in California prison reform. At the height of her career, Fay was one of the most sought after “people’s lawyers” in the nation. A client with a cause could not find a more energetic advocate.
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