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Barbara Lilian Kelley MBE (26 August 1920 – 2 March 1998) was a British police officer with the London Metropolitan Police. She was the first woman in the country to be promoted to the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent. Kelley was born in Bridgwater, Somerset.
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have received a visit from an extremely important person – a hero of the two detectives at the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Mma Potokwani has had bad news at the Orphan Farm and the ladies are determined to help her. And Mr J.L.B. Matekoni sets out to clear the name of his apprentice, Fanwell. 5 February 2014
The History Chicks is a history podcast about women in history. The show is hosted by Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider, and has been releasing episodes since 2011. In each episode, the hosts examine the life of a historic woman from birth to death as well as her legacy.
As detective novels grew in popularity, there became an increase in authors writing about women, and woman detectives especially. Among these authors was Andrew Forrester, who wrote about the mysterious "Miss G." Miss G. is often viewed as the first fictional female detective, although some would argue that the first female detective was Mrs ...
Pinkerton rented a space for Warne to work as part of her guise. Allan Pinkerton named Kate Warne one of the five best detectives that he had. Her employment by Pinkerton was a significant moment in Women's History. Women were not allowed to be a part of the police force until 1891 and could not be officers until 1908. [39]
A career with a purpose, open to women of all ages and backgrounds, writes the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson. Detective work was an opportunity for a more exciting, adventurous and varied career ...
Even with 60 detectives assigned to the case, no one could solve the robbery. [1] [8] The story was followed nationally, according to a New York Times article at the time. After going undercover, Goodwin cracked the case. [9] [10] [11] As a result, she was appointed as New York's first female detective and given the rank of 1st grade lieutenant.
A couple years after Life on the Beat went off air, TLC aired a special about females in law enforcement titled Women In Blue. The show featured a female detective from Narcotics Division and two female officers in the Newton Division assigned to the anti-gang unit known as CRASH. Filmings were done in the summer of 2001.