In 1919, Georgia Ann Hill Robinson became the first African-American policewoman in the United States. In 1916, Robinson was recruited as a volunteer for the Los Angeles Police Department. Later, on June 10, 1919, she was appointed as a paid policewoman as a matron in the jails and later worked juvenile and homicide cases. She held […]

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