“Salute Lola Lange, a true hero of the Women’s Movement in Canada. As a member of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women 1967-70, she helped touched the lives of every women in Canada in a positive, sustainable way.” – Jane When the phone rang at Lola Lange’s farmhouse in southern Alberta […]
When the Second Man Was a Woman
“Great book worth reading” – Jane Back in 2004, author Ruth Lee-Knight published her book entitled “When the Second Man Was a Woman.” It was a compilation of 21 stories about RCMP detachment wives who had supported their husband’s careers in isolated and one-man postings in Saskatchewan from the 1940’s […]
Former Burnaby Member Was Pioneer On RCMP Musical Ride
When the RCMP Musical Ride gallops into Swangard Stadium on Aug. 27, more than half the riders will be women, including all three of the troupe’s supervisors. It wasn’t always that way. A former member of the Burnaby RCMP was amongst the first to break the […]
How Women Have Climbed The Ranks Within Police Force
Women today are reaching new heights by standing on the foundation left by past generations.” – Jane Hall. But more than 80 years later, women police officers occupy the most senior positions at forces up and down the country. As part of a series looking at the role that females have […]
Police Force Recalls Days When Female Officers Were ‘Of No Advantage’
“Important history to remind us how similar the struggle to equality was how much we owe past generations.” – Jane Hall They take an active part in every aspect of modern policing, from walking the beat to leading forces and co-ordinating international affairs. But the attitude towards women in our police forces was […]
Powerful Women Who Became Victims Of The Deadly Mexican Drug War
“Salute to brave women of Mexico.” – Jane Hall Erika Gandara became police chief in Guadalupe when her predecessor was decapitated and no one else wanted the job, but the 28-year-old fell victim to a similar fate when she was dragged from her house by armed gunmen, killed and […]
A Pilot Study of Women in the New South Wales Police Force 1979 to 2008: Have Thirty Years Really Made Any Difference
“Both Dr. Susan Robinson and Virginia Arentsen provided a comprehensive document which has many parallels in Canada. They have given their permission to re-publish their study as outlined below.” – Jane Hall Abstract In 1915, for the first time in Australia, the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force employed two female […]
Original Female Police Members
In 1912, police departments in North America realized a need for female police officers: In 1912, the Vancouver City Police hired their first two female police offices in Canada – Laurency Harris and Minnie Miller; and In the same year, San Antonio Texas advertised for women police members as outlined in the newspaper advertisement below: […]
A Tale Of Two Police Forces: 1974 A Milestone Year In Canada
“In the absence of any empirical evidence to the contrary, the assumption had to be that females would be capable of performing all the diversified duties in the Force equal to males.” – RCMP Commissioner Maurice Jean Nadon, 1974 I was so impressed with the above noted […]
Delhi Plans To Hire 2,508 New Police Women, As Backlash From Gang Rape Continues In capital cityJanuary 2013: Police Women In The News
“India finally hit a tipping point on violence against women. Hiring more female police officers is only the first step” – Jane Hall Government states that it hopes female police officers will make up 33 percent of total police force, and asks other states to replicate the move. Delhi’s police force […]
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First Ladies In RCMP
