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From gun purses to police chiefs: Alberta s history of women in policing cbc.ca 1 hour ago Elise von Scheel © Calgary Police Service/Supplied Calgary police Les Girls, Margaret Gilkes, Maggie Hettler, Nora Peavoy, and Isa Butch Buccini, pictured in 1950. When Christine Silverberg became a police officer, women were still issued badges that said  policewoman and many of her female colleagues weren t issued firearms.  In 1974, it was a struggle to find a bulletproof vest that fit properly. The Kevlar equipment meant to protect you from bullets wasn t shaped for women. Silverberg eventually wanted to write the exams needed for a promotion to sergeant. She was told those spots weren t for women. She wrote the exams anyway and got the top mark in her cohort.

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