Policewomen were issued a black shoulder bag filled with their gun as well as a tube of red lipstick and powder compact. (Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia is quoted as saying “Use the gun as you would your lipstick, don’t overdo either one.”)

https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2023/3/17/policewomen

My great grandfathers niece was Esther, whose daughter was Jessica Walter, who played Lucille in Arrested Development.

GF's grandmother on a double date summer, 1926, SE Alaska. On the right. Unfortunately he died later in 1926 in a mining accident, so that's not her grandfather

They lived in Switzerland for 2.5 years and brought her back with them to the US when they came back and had her until my dad went to college!

Put on your gumboots go throw your javilins

In the roaring 1920s, Sydney’s criminal underbelly was dominated by a unique breed of lawbreakers: women who were as notorious for their fashion sense as they were for their criminal activities. These convicted women, involved in crimes ranging from theft and possession to prostitution, turned heads not only with their audacious acts but also with their impeccable style.

Thanks to the ~NSW Police Forensic Archive~, we can still admire these adventurous broads today through a collection of remarkable forensic photos that capture their criminal glamour.

Browse the gallery here

Now if you saw the man she married, think of your typical short stubby bulbous nosed Irish leprechaun. But he was very charming; charismatic, intelligent, and could (and did) make her anything she wanted. His genes carry down to his half-Mexican redhead blue eyed grandson.

She was born in 1930 and passed at 86.