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The Girls Who Fought Crime : The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad, Paperback / softback Book

The Girls Who Fought Crime : The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad Paperback / softback

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For fans of Margot Lee Shetterley and Liza Mundy comes an inspiring feminist tale of a woman who dedicated her entire life to the New York Police Department, upending the patriarchy and the status quo for women working in public service. Corsets, Crime, and the Woman to Change Modern Policing ForeverMary "Mae" Foley was a force to be reckoned with.

On one hip she held her makeup compact, on the other, her NYPD badge.

When women were fighting for the vote, Mae was fighting crime in the heart of New York City - taking down rapists, boot-leggers, Nazis, and serial killers.

One of the first women to be sworn into the police force, Mae not only fought crime in the city that never sleeps, but also did something much bigger - challenged the patriarchal systems that continually tried to shut her and other women down.

The result of her efforts? A long career that helped over 2,000 women join her auxiliary police force, the 'Masher Squad.' Mae Foley is proof that women can do anything men can do, all while wearing corsets and the perfect shade of rouge. From renowned author, speaker, and retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder comes the exciting and superbly researched story of a trailblazer who courageously dedicated her life to public service.

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