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Aurora "Lola" Greene Baldwin (1860 – June 22, 1957) was an American woman who became one of the first policewomen in the United States. In 1908, she was sworn in by the City of Portland as Superintendent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Police Department for the Protection of Girls (later renamed the Women's Protective Division), with the rank of detective.
Lola Baldwin was the first known woman performing duties as police officer in the United States; she worked at Portland Police Bureau until 1922. The first Mother's Day was observed; Anna Jarvis is noted as the driving force for recognition of this holiday. [56]
Portland Police Bureau representation at Portland's pride parade in 2016. The Portland Police Bureau was founded in 1870, and has been making societal changes in their city before others across the country, naming the first female police officer, Lola Baldwin, in 1908, being the first Bureau to ever do so in the United States. [1]
The Baldwin brothers' parents, Alexander and Carol Baldwin, tied the knot in 1954 after meeting as students at Syracuse University. They welcomed six children, two daughters and four sons, raising ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Lola's Room is operated by McMenamins as a "secondary venue" on the second floor of the Crystal Ballroom, [1] [2] a historic building on West Burnside Street.The space is named after Lola Baldwin (1860–1957), one of the first policewomen in the United States.
Baldwin, meanwhile, is touting past accomplishments. Lately, that has included the role she played in the passage of the Affordable Care Act , which occurred when she was serving in the U.S. House .
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