Contents Author's Note Introduction Part I: Breaking into Jail: The Early Matrons Sadie Likens: Defying Denver's Powerful Aletha Gilbert: City Mother Part II: "Copettes" No Longer: Policewomen Isabella Goodwin: Saving Face Grace Wilson: Breaking Color Lines Mary Sullivan: No Career for a Lady Part III: The Difference a Word Can Make: Police Officers Moira Smith: A Love Story Julia Grimes: Changing Course Part IV: All Hail: Police Chiefs Rhoda Milliken: A Woman with a Beautiful Soul Penny Harrington: A Relentless Pioneer Jody Kasper Part V: Getting into Government: Federal Agents Roseanne Russo: Using Psychology to Catch Criminals Ethel and Marlo McGuire: FBI Mother-Daughter Special Agents Part VI: Majority Rules: Police Scientists Frances Glessner Lee: Turning Crime Scenes into a Science Lois Gibson: Empowering Victims of Violent Crime Cristina Pino: "First of All, I Had to Learn English" Resources Notes Bibliography Index.