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A Brief History of Women in the NYPD, Part 1
1891: As a result of legislation passed in 1888, the first four police matrons were hired to search and transport female arrestees.
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1895: Minnie Gertrude Kelly became the first woman to work at HQ - in the capacity of Secretary to the Police Board.
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