ABSTRACT
The 1950s were years of advancement for United States policewomen; a time when their numbers and their ides increased substantially. They re-established their professional association and began to demand promotional opportunities comparable to those of their male colleagues. This activism foreshadowed the 1972 extension of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to state and municipal governments and provided a vital link between the policewomen appointed early in the twentieth century and today's women police officers. Title VII did not ignite issues of sexual and gender equality for policewomen; it did, though, provide legal support for previously expressed demands.
