A History of Women in the Vancouver Police Department
Three officers take aim during target practice. In 1967, women were required to train with firearms but were not allowed to carry them on duty. Written by Matteo Miceli During the early 1910s, the women’s suffrage movement was in full swing. Women’s rights groups were firmly established and boasted vast memberships. One such organization was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), a group founded on the tenets of evangelical protestant beliefs. While the WCTU is best k