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Historians have long debated which pioneer in the field of women’s policing holds the title of the U.S.’s first policewoman, as opposed to police matron.
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Amedy Coulibaly, an accomplice who killed a policewoman and four hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris during the manhunt for the Kouachis, had been convicted five times for armed robbery.
—Diego Gambetta, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Brady’s and Benson’s questioning styles vary greatly — Brady is fairly blunt, and Benson is all huggy-soft-voice-let-me-get-you-tea — and the two policewomen have it out during a break in questioning.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Amedy Coulibaly, an accomplice who killed a policewoman and four hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris during the manhunt for the Kouachis, had been convicted five times for armed robbery.
—Diego Gambetta, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Brady’s and Benson’s questioning styles vary greatly — Brady is fairly blunt, and Benson is all huggy-soft-voice-let-me-get-you-tea — and the two policewomen have it out during a break in questioning.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policewoman. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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policewoman
noun
po·lice·wom·an
pə-ˈlē-ˌswu̇m-ən 
: a woman who is a police officer
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