"National Police Woman Day is dedicated to all police officers that are women. The first police woman in the United States was most likely Marie Owens, who was hired by the Chicago Police Department in 1891. Although police matrons had worked in prisons in New York City prior to this, they did not have the authority to arrest as Owens did. Alice Wells was hired by the Los Angeles police department in 1910, and was the first American-born female police officer in the United States, as Owens had been born in Canada. Today roughly ten percent of the police force in the United States is women. For more in formation, visit International Association of Women Police website." source
• The International Association of Women Police (IAWP) represents the interests of police women around the world. website | Twitter
• Article from last year's observance of this date | On National Police Woman day, female law enforcement officers celebrated a massive increase in the number of women in their workplace. Kristine Brownson, the first female police chief in Hortonville, Wisconsin, noted that 2012 was a turning point in the gender gap for women in law enforcement. She states that this transition of women into the force “made it a little bit easier” for other women interested in police work. Around eighteen percent of the officers in her local precinct are now women, a remarkable change from the originally male-dominated precinct. source
• National Police Women Day Celebrates Growing Number of Women in Law Enforcement
• Check out this post from the Knoxville Police Department - TN's Facebook page honoring their female LEO's!
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DSLEO was created for law enforcement of the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware and the eastern shore areas of Maryland and Virginia), along with advocating respect for all officers.
