Voices from the Blue
The Real Lives of Policewomen
$23.45
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
6 February 2020
Summary
‘God, I love these women! Their breeziness, compassion, humour and resilience are a tonic’ - Libby Purves, Times Literary Supplement
In February 1919, London’s first women police officers took to the streets of the city. They battled entrenched gender stereotypes, institutional inequality, sexual harassment and assaults disturbingly familiar to those affecting today’s generation of modern women. Female officers, facing resentment from male colleagues, were ex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472143105 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472143108 |
| Author: | Jennifer Rees, Robert J. Strange |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 28mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The work described, the advances made and responsibilities now taken on by many women make this a fascinating and encouraging book.
The work described, the advances made and responsibilities now taken on by many women make this a fascinating and encouraging book. * The Police History Society Newsletter 98 *
God, I love these women! Their breeziness, compassion, humour and resilience are a tonic. – Libby Purves * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Jennifer Rees
Jennifer Rees (Author)
JENNIFER REES is a retired Metropolitan Police Officer and Scenes of Crimes Officer with more than thirty years of experience. She joined as a Women Police Constable in 1969, when female police officers were still part of an entirely separate department. In more recent times she changed direction to become a Senior Forensic Training Manager at the Metropolitan Police Crime Academy in Hendon.
Robert J. Strange (Author)
ROBERT J. STRANGE is a former Fleet Street crime reporter, a television director, and executive producer of factual documentary series for major broadcasters such as the BBC and C4 in the UK, and the Discovery and National Geographic channels in America. He is the author of books about the sinking of Titanic and the enduring mystery of the missing peer Lord Lucan.
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