Aletha Gilbert

Aletha Gilbert

American civic leader and policewoman

📍 Los Angeles, California USA

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Aletha Gilbert (1870–1931) was an American civic leader who worked as a police matron and policewoman, being one of the first policewomen hired in Los Angeles. She was a pioneer in the more humanitarian treatment of prisoners, both with regard to sanitary conditions and educational occupation while incarcerated. Gilbert was the founder of the Los Angeles's City Mother's Bureau and served as the city's first City Mother. This Bureau was recognized by Scotland Yard as the first crime prevention bureau to be established in any police department in the world. Gilbert was also an active clubwoman.

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