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Policewomen : a history / Kerry Segrave.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Segrave, Kerry, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Policewomen--History.
- Policewomen.
- Policewomen--United States--History.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- v, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- "Women in policing have seen three phases of acceptance. Beginning in about 1880, they were admitted as police matrons with extremely limited duties. Next they were accepted as policewomen around 1910-1916, when that title was officially bestowed on them. Finally came assignment of females as general duty officers in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Not coincidentally, an active women's movement was the driving force behind all three phases. As women in policing went from matrons to regular officers, they faced harassment and discrimination that only worsened as they neared equality. Many still face it today." -- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786477050
- 0786477059
- OCLC:
- 863382588
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