History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers

Allan T Duffin

Kaplan Publishing, Feb 2, 2010 - History - 352 pages

In 1893, Chicago’s mayor gave Marie Owens the title of “patrolman,” even though she had no authority to walk a beat. She did “women’s work” and was a patrolman in name only. Throughout her 30 years of service, she was never allowed to wear a uniform. It would take nearly a century for women to be able to join the police ranks as full-fledged officers. Even today, women comprise just 15 percent of the nation’s nearly one million law enforcement officers.

Spanning 160 years, History in Blue is the first book to tell the riveting story of the uphill struggle for respect and recognition sustained by women in the modern police force. Featuring rare photographs and original interviews with pioneering female officers, this fascinating book chronicles the ongoing fight for equality in the world of law enforcement. In this vivid and remarkable history, Allan T. Duffin tells of the extraordinary women who broke down the barriers of gender so that they—and many generations of successors—could do the work they loved most.

Contents

• Limited Duties Little Respect 18451900: 3
• The First Policewomen 19001920: 19
• Social Enforcers 19201950: 69

About the author

Allan Duffin is a freelance writer and television/multimedia producer. He has over 50 magazine and newspaper articles to his credit and is currently featured in Air&Space/Smithsonian, DramaBiz, Restaurant, Flight Journal, AirForces Monthly, American Veteran, and Military Heritage, among others. Allan has written about a variety of subjects including marketing, health, technology, the arts, the military, and history. For television he has produced, written, co-produced and developed more than 20 projects for the History and Discovery Networks. He recently assisted in the production of DVD special features for 20th Century Fox and co-wrote and co-produced a TV travel pilot, ""The Perfect Day."" Allan founded Duffin Creative, a company that provides multimedia production and print/web design services. He consulted on operations and marketing efforts for In House Media, Inc., a multimedia production facility and acting studio for young performer. A military veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star medal in 2003 for outstanding leadership in a combat zone, Allan served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force — five on active duty and six in the reserves — in the areas of research & development, protocol, special operations, and aircraft maintenance. He commanded three squadrons. Allan has experience in project management, software engineering, and conference and special event planning. He previously worked as a museum staff member, an assistant film archivist, and as an editorial assistant on the national magazine The New England Quarterly. As an adjunct college instructor Allan has taught courses in American history at Los Angeles Valley College and Pasadena City College. Allan holds an M.A. in History from Northeastern University and a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering & history from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Michele, a television production/script supervisor and copyeditor.

Bibliographic information

• Title: History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers
• Author: Allan T Duffin
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing, 2010
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Jan 5, 2011
• ISBN: 1607146266, 9781607146261
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: History / Social History; Social Science / Women's Studies