The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad

by Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley

Overview

For fans of Margot Lee Shetterley and Liza Mundy comes an inspiring feminist tale of a woman who dedicated her entire life to the New York Police Department, upending the patriarchy and the status quo for women working in public service.



Mary "Mae" Foley was a force to be reckoned with. On one hip she held her makeup compact, on the other, her NYPD badge. When women were fighting for the vote, Mae was fighting crime in the heart of New York City-taking down rapists, bootleggers, Nazis, and serial killers. One of the first women to be sworn into the police force, Mae not only fought crime in the city that never sleeps, but also did something much bigger-challenged the patriarchal systems that continually tried to shut her and other women down. The result of her efforts? A long career that helped over 2,000 women join her auxiliary police force, the 'Masher Squad.' Mae Foley is proof that women can do anything men can do, all while wearing corsets and the perfect shade of rouge.



From renowned author, speaker, and retired United States Army Major General Mari K. Eder comes the exciting and superbly researched story of a trailblazer who courageously dedicated her life to public service.

Editorial Reviews

SEPTEMBER 2023 - AudioFile

With an upbeat delivery, Elizabeth Wiley narrates this fascinating, thoroughly researched, and long overdue celebration of the brave, resourceful women who first joined the New York Police Department in the early 1920s. Particular focus is given to the life and career of Mary "Mae" Foley, who grew up in Manhattan's old Gas House District and became one of the NYPD's first female detectives, specializing in undercover work. Wiley has a fine time giving voice to Foley's distinct Irish brogue and recounting the unique demands on female police officers to cook, clean, raise a family, and fight crime--all for a fraction of a male officer's salary. New York's finest and then some. B.P. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178403402
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	08/08/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	467,507

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