Meet two of the early Detroit police officers who worked in the Women s Division
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Detroit Police Museum
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Gracie Hagerman and Grayce Murphy were among the first women to join the Detroit Police Department Women s Division, according to Jeff Lemaux, curator of the Detroit Police Museum. The Women s Division of the DPD started in 1921.
Lemaux said their duties were specific, and the policewomen in the Women s Division would mainly handle crimes against women and children. He said they would also do censorship work, like going out to the movies to make sure viewings were appropriate for children.