Policewomen

Examines the history of policewomen from 1880 to 2012, particularly in the US. It looks at the problems women had being accepted into the male police establishment and at the harassment and discrimination they often suffered from male officers. While women in policing have moved from matrons in 1880 to policewomen in 1910 (with limited duties) to regular officers in the 1970s, they faced harassment and discrimination that only worsened as they drew closer to equality.