L.M. Gillespie | |
|---|---|
 L.M. Gillespie, c. 1913 | |
| Known for | One of the first women police officers employed by the city of Philadelphia |
| Police career | |
| Department | Philadelphia Police Department |
| Service years | Early 1900s |
| Status | Deceased |
| Other work | Travelers' Aid Society agent; assisted police with human trafficking cases |
L. M. Gillespie was one of the first women police officers to be employed by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
She had previously partnered with Mary D. Diehl to rescue more than two thousand women and girls who had become victims of human trafficking.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Philadelphia Has Two Policewomen. They are Mrs. Diehl and Miss L. M. Gillespie". Oswego Daily Times. May 2, 1913.
- ^ "Has Two Women Officers: Philadelphia Force Is Strengthened by Accession of Special Policewomen." Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Evening Transcript, April 17, 1913, p. 16 (subscription required).
- ^ "Women Doing Good Work: On Police Duty With Masher Hunting Her Specialty." Grand Island, Nebraska: The Grand Island Daily Independent, May 2, 1913, p. 2 (subscription required).
- ^ "Mrs. Mary Diehl." Oakland, Califéornia: Oakland Tribune, June 22, 1913, p. 30 (subscription required).
- ^ "Lady Copper On Job Now in Philadelphia: She Appears In The Regulation Blue Uniform Used By All The Policemen." Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Fort Wayne Daily News, May 2, 1913, p. 8 (subscription required).
- ^ "These Women Are On The Police Force." Des Moines, Iowa: The Des Moines Evening Tribune, June 10, 1913, p. 7 (subscription required).