The Girls Who Fought Crime
The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2023
Summary
In 1920s New York, one woman threw aside her corset to bring rapists and murderers to justice—this is the untold story of New York’s first female crime investigator.
From corsets to crime fighting, Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her “Masher Squad” and eventually became…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728271798 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728271797 |
| Author: | Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder, Mari Eder |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 1mm x 1mm |
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Critics Review
“Eder’s vivid and raucous narrative brings to life the cops-and-robbers jousting of Prohibition-era New York. Aficionados of the city’s underground history should take a look.” – Publishers Weekly
“An inspiring work about a persistent woman who succeeded in a challenging profession” – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder
Mari K. Eder is a retired U.S. Army Major General, a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder is the former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command, former Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve and former Deputy Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army. General Eder is the author of “Leading the Narrative- The Case for Strategic Communication,” published by the Naval Institute Press.
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