Dorothy Peto
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Dorothy Olivia Georgiana Peto was an English police officer. She was a pioneer of women policing in the United Kingdom who served as the first attested woman superintendent in the London Metropolitan
Peto as head of the training school in Bristol, c. 1917
Birmingham City Police
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Birmingham City Police was the police service responsible for general policing in the city of Birmingham from 1839 to 1974. The force was established by a special Act of Parliament in 1839, and was am
Dorothy Peto
…since she was not willing to accept a rank lower than Inspector, and in November 1920 accepted an unattested position as a Female Enquiry Officer with Birmingham City Police. In 1924, following her father's death and her need for a better salary, she resigned and became a travelling organiser for the National Council for…
Hat badge of the type in use on the last day of the service
Birmingham Police Act 1839
Appleby Matthews conducting a Birmingham Police Band recording session in 1921