Considered to be 1st female law enforcement officer

1908 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 after convincing the Mayor & city government officials of the need for the position; promoted laws to protect women, advised other jurisdictions about women's law-enforcement issues, and demonstrated by example that women could be effective police officers; 1904 was hired by several Portland Oregon charities & businesses (including Travelers aid & YWCA) to help protect young women expected to attend the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition from possible sexual exploitation by helping them find lodging, jobs, & safe environments during their stay in the city with a salary of $75 per month & the authority to make arrests; was one of 15 commissioners appointed to the Portland Vice Commission in 1911 to study the problem of venereal disease (VD) and its relation to the commercial sex trade; 1912 pushed for the creation of the Hillcrest Oregon Industrial School for Girls near Salem; 1918 obtained federal funding for the Cedars Venereal Detention Facility for Women near Portland;

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Category:
Law Enforcement

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
N/A

Co-Inventor:
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