Women in policing: a flashback
![Mrs Blake Senior, Mrs David Brand, and Mrs Angus Richardson at a morning tea held in the station ground at Port Hedland.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88467302Z/GCB115OB7.2-1.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
As we celebrate 100 years of policing, we take a look through our archives to see how far women have come since they were first appointed to the force.
![Portrait of police sergeant Ethel Scott.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88467302Z/GCB115OB2.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Mary McCann, Kalgoorlie.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88467302Z/GCB115OBR.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Women’s auxiliary air force uniform.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88467302Z/GCB115OC7.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Policewoman Sergeant Ethel Scott.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88467302Z/GCB115OD3.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
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