The girls who fought crime : the untold true story of the country's first female investigator and her crime-fighting squad

"From corsets to crime fighting , Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her "...

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Main Author: Eder, Mari K.
Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Sourcebooks 2023
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