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Lola G. Baldwin

Season 2 Episode 207 | 28m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

The life and work of Portland's first policewoman.

On April 1, 1908 Lola Greene Baldwin was sworn in to perform police service for the city of Portland and became the nation's first policewoman. For fourteen years she led a crusade against urban vice and corruption and championed the moral and physical welfare of families and single working women.

05/15/2008 | Rating TV-G

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Oregon Experience

Lola G. Baldwin

Season 2 Episode 207 | 28m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

On April 1, 1908 Lola Greene Baldwin was sworn in to perform police service for the city of Portland and became the nation's first policewoman. For fourteen years she led a crusade against urban vice and corruption and championed the moral and physical welfare of families and single working women.

05/15/2008 | Rating TV-G

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