Female Officer History  Female officer history :  The first
woman hired in the United States as a Police Officer was Alice
Stebbin Wells.  She was born on June 13 1873.  Alice was a
pentecostal minister in Kansas, and through her work with the
church, became familiar with issues involving juveniles and
women and their victimization in crime.  Particularly due to
their vulnerabilities, and what she believed to be an inability
of the Police to empathize with their plight, Alice decided to
pursue a career with the Police.  It wasn't easy. She wasn't
welcomed in with open arms. Alice petitioned the Los Angeles
Mayor, police commissioner and city council, before she was
finally successful. Alice joined the Los Angeles Police
Department, and was sworn in on September 12, 1910, becoming not
only the first female Police Officer in the United States, but
it is also believed, the world.  During her employment she also
founded and was the first president of the International
Association of Police Women.  She worked to p