A review by kvclements
The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad by Mari Eder

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

A good overview of the beginnings of women in the NYPD, focusing on Irish woman Mae Foley, the first trained policewoman to become a detective. It's a good, quick read, albeit a little light on details. There were things about Mae's life I would have liked more detail on, but more than that I would have liked more details on what a day in the life of a policewoman in the Roaring Twenties was like. We get some, but not a lot. Part of this leanness of detail may be because most of the department records were DUMPED IN THE RIVER when headquarters moved, so a wealth of history on those women is lost. Still, very much worth reading!