In 1916, Georgia Ann Robinson was the first Black female
policewoman hired by the LAPD. At the turn of the century, this was a difficult
assimilation for both other officers and arrestees. Robinson worked as a jail
matron in women's detention. She also assisted detectives providing information
in a number of investigations, and assisted in the questioning of female witnesses,
suspects, and children.
In 1928, while Robinson was working the jail, she attempted
to break up a fight between two female drunks. A heavy blow to the head
sustained in the fracas left Robinson permanently blinded. She was given a
medical retirement.
After leaving the LAPD, Robinson became a community
activist. In 1954, she was responsible for the desegregation of Los Angeles
County Beaches and Schools.
Tip of the badge to Chris James
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