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How have world events and legislation changed women's policing?

The origins of women policing in Britain lie in the pre First World War suffrage movements. In 1914 they paused their campaigns and joined in supporting many public institutions. Their involvement in policing was pioneering. When the war ended the pre war differences between women's suffrage movements again influenced the direction and extent of women policing. The Second World War led to an expansion of women policing into geographic areas that hitherto had seen no women police. Legislation covering women's employment in policing and then the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 also had a big influence on how and where women policed. This talk, illustrated with individual stories, outlines this history. Dr Clifford Williams is a historian and researcher. His work mainly covers police history and LGBT history. His most recent published works are 'A mostly unknowable history: lesbians in policing' in Women in Policing ed Tom Andrews (The History Press 2024) and 'A complete turnaround: police and gay men 1950-2010' in The Journal of Policing and Society (2025). Books include Courage to Be: Organised Gay Youth in England 1967-1990 (The Book Guild 2021). Clifford studied at SOAS, the University of Cambridge and the University of Bradford. After working for the Home Office he spent 25 years working in the police service. He has given a number of talks at LSE and is a regular visitor to the archives there.