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

Before women had the right to vote, one woman carried a badge—and changed American law enforcement forever.

Mary "Mae" Foley wasn't just the first female investigator in the NYPD. She was a revolution in uniform.

In early 20th-century New York, crime ran rampant and women were expected to stand back. Mae took her place on the front lines instead—tracking down serial predators, exposing wartime traitors, and taking on bootleggers and gangsters when most policewomen were confined to desks. She ...