There are not a lot of female cops. Only 13% of police in the US are women. A program at Illinois State University is changing that, one cop at a time. WGLT's Jim Browne has the story.
On April 1, 1908, 48-year old Lola Baldwin was sworn in as a "female detective to perform police service" for Portland, Oregon. It's believed she was the first female law enforcement officer hired by an American city or town.