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History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers
In 1893, Chicago’s mayor gave Marie Owens the title of “patrolman,” even though she had no authority to walk a beat. She did “women’s work” and was a patrolman in name only. Throughout her 30 years of service, she was never allowed to wear a uniform. It would take nearly a century for women to be able to join the police ranks as full-fledged officers. Even today, women com...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
February 2nd 2010
by Kaplan Publishing
(first published 2010)
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Well-organized collection of facts and accounts of American women in law enforcement. So many interesting stories, so many interesting women, so much struggling for respect and for equality. I found it interesting and not dry at all--I vastly prefer paragraphs upon paragraphs of facts and newspaper accounts (which is probably the best way to describe this book) than non-fiction where the author narrates stories in a fictional fashion; right now I'm pointedly glaring at The Tin Ticket: The Heroic...more
Mar 20, 2010
Amy Palmer
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women, law enforcement officers, history buffs
This book was sent to me by one of my Twitter friends who knows I'm in law enforcement and that I love to read. I am so glad I got the opportunity to read it!
It is exactly what it says: a history of women in law enforcement. There are wonderful stories of women breaking into this man's field dating back to the mid-1800s. It tells how women first got a foot in the door to this career field and how things are still changing for women in the field. Stories come from all over the United States and f...more
It is exactly what it says: a history of women in law enforcement. There are wonderful stories of women breaking into this man's field dating back to the mid-1800s. It tells how women first got a foot in the door to this career field and how things are still changing for women in the field. Stories come from all over the United States and f...more
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This book does a great job at presenting the historical information of women in law enforcement, and their many struggles (and accomplishments, too) which has been going on for hundreds of years, and still occurs in some aspects even 'til this current day. However, the stories and examples throughout the book became a bit dry and wordy so I found myself skimming over some parts just to get through them. Luckily the majority of the story kept me interested and eager to learn more so the "not so e...more
A very interesting look at the history of women in the police force. Duffin does a good job of pulling in anecdotes from female police officers to work into his narrative.
Interesting topic but very dry presentation.
Interesting, if somewhat dry, read.
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