Edith Smith (police officer)

Edith Smith
Edith Smith in police uniform
Born(1876-11-21)21 November 1876
Oxton, Birkenhead, England
Died26 June 1923(1923-06-26) (aged 46)
Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England
OccupationsConstable, midwife
Employer(s)Women's Police Service, Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Known forBeing the first policewoman in the United Kingdom
Children4

Edith Smith (21 November 1876 – 26 June 1923) was the first female police officer in the United Kingdom (and second in the world after Lillian May Armfield in Australia) with full power of arrest.

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