Pistols and petticoats : 175 years of lady detectives in fact and fiction / Erika Janik.

"A lively exploration of the struggles faced by women in law enforcement and mystery fiction for the past 175 years In 1910 Alice Wells took the oath to join the all-male Los Angeles Police Department. She wore no uniform, carried no weapon, and kept her badge stuffed in her pocketbook. She wasn't t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Janik, Erika (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Beacon Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Policewomen > History. Women private investigators > History. Women private investigators > In literature. Policewomen > In literature. Detective and mystery stories. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. LAW / Gender & the Law. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement. Policewomen. Private investigators. Fiction. History.
Genre:	Fiction. History.
Physical Description:	238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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