I am delighted to announce that the Summer '09 issue of Ms. magazine will be recommending my new book A Different Shade of Blue: How Women Changed the Face of Police Work. The issue will be available in stores August - October.

Hi, Everyone: I'm very pleased to announce that my book will be out July 15. A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE tells the history of female cops in America through the candid voices of 50 women on the Seattle Police Department. As one of the first cities to hire policewomen in 1912, Seattle provides the perfect backdrop to tell an amazing story – women’s ongoing struggle nationwide to fit into the male-dominated police profession. Three generations of women – black, white, Asian, Latina, gay, straight –… Continue