Women's Police Volunteers

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September 1914
Two women's police forces were formed: the Women's Police Volunteers and the Women Patrols .
September 1914
Two women's police forces were formed: the Women's Police Volunteers and the Women Patrols .
November 1914
The Women's Police Volunteers , formed by Margaret Damer Dawson , received their first assignment, for the British Army , a few months after forming.
February 1915
Margaret Damer Dawson formed the Women's Police Service after the Women's Police Volunteers disagreed over its level of cooperation with male police and the military surveillance of women.
February 1915
Margaret Damer Dawson formed the Women's Police Service after the Women's Police Volunteers disagreed over its level of cooperation with male police and the military surveillance of women.
November 1915
Women's Police Volunteers were recognized by the Grantham Town Council as members of the local police force, becoming the first paid women police in local forces in Great Britain.