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In 1893, Chicago's mayor provided Marie Owens the subject of "patrolman", even though she had no authority to walk a defeat. She did "women's work" and was a patrolman in name only. Throughout her 30 years of service, she was never permitted to wear a standard. It could take nearly a hundred years for girls to have the ability to join the authorities rates as full-fledged officers. Right now, women comprise just 15 percent of the country's almost one million police officers. Spanning 160 years, History in Blue is the first publication to share the riveting storyline of the uphill have difficulty for esteem and recognition sustained by women in the modern police force. Featuring rare photographs and original interviews with pioneering female officers, this interesting publication chronicles the ongoing struggle for equality in the world of law enforcement. With this vivid and impressive history, Allan T. Duffin tells of the remarkable women who broke down the obstacles of gender in order that they - and many generations of successors - could do the work they loved most.
