History in blue : 160 years of women police, sheriffs, detectives, and state troopers / Allan T. Duffin.

A social history of women in American law enforcement from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth century that chronicles their struggle for fair and equal treatment.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duffin, Allan T.
Language:English
Published: New York : Kaplan Pub., [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Policewomen > United States > History.
Physical Description:xiii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Limited duties, little respect (1845-1900)
  • The first policewomen (1900-1920)
  • Social enforcers (1920-1950)
  • The long uphill battle (1950-1970)
  • Forced progress (1970-1980)
  • Steady movement (1980-2009)
  • Summing up and looking ahead.