Theresa May will stamp centenary of Edith Smith’s appointment by issuing apology after officials in 1915 deemed the PC not a proper person’The home secretary,Theresa May, is to apologise for the Home Office’s historical role in challenging the appointment of Britain’s first female police officer with full power of arrest.
May will stamp the centenary of Edith Smith’s appointment as a police constable in December 1915 by the watch committee in Grantham, and Lincolnshire,with a speech celebrating the achievements of women in policing. Related: 100 years of female police Related: How the women in blue are beating sexism in the police force | Julie Bindel Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com