First Woman Police Chief Contributes to 100th Anniversary

Penny Harrington, founder and chair of the National Center for Women and Policing's Advisory Board, was the first woman chief of a major U.S. city and was instrumental in identifying and developing strategies to remove the obstacles to hiring more women in the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau, the Los Angeles Police Department and the State Bar of California.

Ms Harrington has provided a letter for publication within the book Faircount is publishing on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Women's association to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the appointment of the first ever policewoman.  

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