Valeria H. Parker | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Valeria H. Parker | |
| Born | Valeria Hopkins February 11, 1879 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 1959 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oxford College, Hering Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse |
Edward O. Parker (m. 1905) |
Valeria Hopkins Parker (February 11, 1879 – 1959) was an American physician and suffragette. A governor appointee as director of the Connecticut State Farm for Women (1919),[1] she was the first "woman policeman ever to be given supervision over state policemen in the US", these being policewomen who supervised girls in the New London, Connecticut area.[2] Among her other achievements, she was also the Executive Secretary of the US Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board.[3]
- ^ Connecticut State Register and Manual (Public domain ed.). Secretary of the State. 1919. pp. 116–.
- ^ Segrave, Kerry (10 February 2014). Policewomen: A History, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7705-0.
- ^ United States. Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board (1920). Report of the United States Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.