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Published in the July 5, 1917, edition of The Motor Cycle, the feature with which the reproduced picture appeared shared the title with that which we use, though it was accredited to ‘One of them’ rather than a specific name; in fact, none of our trio of lady riders are named anywhere in the piece.

It was only in 1915 that the first woman police officer was given

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