History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers by Allan T. Duffin

History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers

Allan T. Duffin

352 pages • 2010

4 editions

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
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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 unifo...

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