Female Police Officers Save Lives

Photograph of Los Angles female police officer badge

 

 

Some thought provoking U.S. States. Some thought provoking comments by Katherine Spillar as well. Well said Katherine.” – Jane Hall

 

 

A HUNDRED years ago this week, Georgia Ann Robinson joined the Los Angeles police force, making her, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, the nation’s first African-American policewoman.

At first she worked for no pay, with no official uniform, and, as The Los Angeles Times reported, her duties were limited to caring for “delinquents of her own race.” Before entering law enforcement, she had founded civic groups for African-American women, and pressured homes for unwed mothers and orphanages to accept African-Americans.

“In my present position I expect to accomplish much good,” she told the newspaper. “In fact, so much has already been done through this new office that there is no end to its possibilities.”

In 1916, police departments were changing because citizens demanded it. Officer Robinson and her pioneering sisters insisted that adding women to the police force would make for better, safer policing. A century later, they’ve been proved right. – READ MORE

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