Policewoman Collection

Woman police officer attending an accident where a man appears to have fallen off a ladder. She is speaking into her hand-held radio. Date: circa 1970s

Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London
Woman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland

Skinny-Dippers
A British policewoman chasing after a group of naked street boys by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Seven women police officers in netball team
Seven women police officers in the 1954 Met Police netball team, posing with a ball and a netball post. They include Heather Walker, Nora Blacklock, June Barrett and Pat Stacke. Date: 1954

Woman police officer in self-defence exercise
Woman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s

Woman police officer in new Surrey uniform
Woman police officer (Eileen Greenwood) in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, and the hat was in black and white with a checked design

Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, London
Woman police officer (Margaret Miles) in a London street, wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

Inspector Alice B Clayden and her brothers, London
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, with her three brothers (together with Sergeant Henry Pegler) in the yard of Crawford Place Police Station, London W1 -- the brothers are

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

Woman police officer Kathleen Saville, London, WW2
Woman police officer Kathleen Saville (joined January 1940), on duty in London during the Second World War, seen here at a railway station helping a group of child evacuees find their train

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Woman police officer, Inspector Alice B Clayden, London
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, London. She also had three brothers in the police force. In 1922, during the period of the so-called Geddes Axe when the government of the day

Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham Palace
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928. Her brother Sergeant Alfred William Clayden (second from left)

Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham Palace
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden (second from right), outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928. Her brother Sergeant Alfred William Clayden (second from left)

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, and the checkered cravat replacing the bow tie

The inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving)
3733707 The inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel)

Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving)
3733705 Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) a British statesman, former Prime Minister

The inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving)
3733710 The inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the inauguration of a statue of Sir Robert Peel)

Police Cadets, passing out parade at Hinchingbrooke, Cambridgeshire, 27th July 1974

Police Women at Guildhall, Cambridge, 13th March 1972

Koo Stark, Actress, outside flat in Abingdon Road, Kensington, London, where she has recently been staying, in a failed attempt to hide herself away from the attention of media

Chief Instructor, Sergeant Ivor Montgomery, training police women on the firing range at Fingringhoe, Essex. Pictured, WPC Elizabeth Jenkin, 25, takes aim on the firing range with her revolver

PC Brian Lawrie, Detective Sergeant Peter Wale, Detective Constable Angie Archibald, Detective Inspector Stan Beechey and Detective Constable Douglas Clark. 23rd January 1979

Cassius Clay aka (Muhammad Ali) and sparring partner James Ellis shadow box in lower Regent Street ahead of Cassiuss first fight with Henry Cooper

Policewoman - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Policewoman - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Police officers socialising at a Section House, London
Police officers, male and female, socialising in a sitting room at a Met Police Section House in London. By the fireplace on the left is WPC Doreen Lyess

Children Leaving London for the Country, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Children Leaving London for the Country, 1943. British evacuees escape bombs during the Second World War. From "Women's Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho)
2777856 The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ladies who were... cops)

Policewoman - People You See. From Teddy Bear (11 November 1967). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1967

Woman Police Officer patrolling the streets of New York, USA, June 1984

Two policewomen on duty in Cardiff during the Second World War. Mrs D. M. Cooper and Miss M. L. Kenefick keep an eye on mailbags. Circa 1941

Scene outside flat in Abingdon Road, Kensington, London where Koo Stark, Actress, has recently been staying, in a failed attempt to hide herself away from the attention of media

Policewomen Hazel Layne and Dorothy Elliott climbed into a 100mph police car to become Sheffields first all-girls squad car team

Children: Road safety a set of talking traffic lights teaches road safety to these infant school children. October 1953 D6323

Under Police Protection - small dog sheltering
Under Police Protection - a lady Police Officer provides some shelter from a typical English deluge for a little dog beneath the skirt of her smart blue uniform. Date: circa 1909

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Chile, Santiago, Main entrance of the Palacio de la Moneda Presidential Palace guarded by high booted carabineros police, a chain prevents tourists and onlookers from getting too close

Woman police officer in self-defence training exercise
Woman police officer taking part in a self-defence training exercise. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers at work in a station, London
Two women police officers at work in a London police station, having a discussion in an office. Date: circa 1950s

Women police officers in self-defence exercise
Two women police officers taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event. One of them is Inspector Sheila Ward. Date: circa early 1970s

Two police officers in SPG van, Met Police, London
Two police officers, one male, one female (WPC McKay), in an SPG (Special Patrol Group) van, Met Police, London. The SPG was set up in 1961 to provide a centrally-based mobile capability for dealing

Inspector Sheila Ward, Met Police, London
Inspector Sheila Ward (b.c1937), Met Police, London, the first woman to hold the post of Station Inspector, at Kings Cross. Seen here speaking to a line of male police officers

Princess Margaret meeting Metropolitan Police officers during a visit to the Commissioners Mess. Among those present are Assistant Commissioner John Gerrard

Inspector Janet Knott, Met Police, London
Inspector Janet Knott, first woman inspector in the Traffic Division of the Met Police, London. Seen here speaking on a motorcycle radio, with a male colleague on the right. Date: circa 1970s

Woman police officer riding horse, London
Woman police officer (Marion Hatton) riding her horse in a park. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Dorothy Peto, first Woman Superintendent, Met Police
Dorothy Olivia Georgiana Peto (1886-1974), first Woman Superintendent in the London Metropolitan Police. She served from 1930 until 1946, receiving the OBE in 1920 and the Kings Police Medal in 1944

Woman police officer in white shirt and bowler hat, London
Woman police officer in the short-sleeved white shirt and dark trousers from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985

Two women police officers in new bowler hat, London
Two women police officers (Deborah Barnes on right) in the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985

Eight women police officers in new Surrey uniform
Eight women police officers posing in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, trousers were introduced as an option

Woman police officer in Bather uniform, London
Woman police officer posing in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- double-breasted overcoat (winter wear), white shirt and tie, peaked cap with badge, and duty armband

Woman police officer in a London street, sticking a yellow label on a car windscreen, with a Metropolitan Police Vehicle Removal Unit lorry behind her

Male and female police officers on duty in London, walking along a pavement with traffic on the road in the background. The WPC (Siobhan Clark)

Two women police officers in updated uniform, London
Two women police officers posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options. The checkered cravat replaced the bow tie, though here the cravat is not patterned

Two women police officers outside a police station. On the left is a sergeant, on the right WPC Daphne Acton in the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Male and female police officers in a London street, with a building called Benson Court behind them (probably in N19). The WPC is wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985

Women police officers at passing out parade, London
Two women police officers in uniform, with medals, at a Cadet School passing out parade, London, in the summer of 1981. Date: 1981

Woman police officer Shirley Jennings, London
Woman police officer Shirley Jennings (joined May 1941, later Becke), standing in a park on a sunny day. Date: circa 1940s

Football supporter invade the pitch at Wembley Stadium. Special Police Constable Betty Dalton asks fans to leave - England v Scotland, British Home Championship 24th May 1975

Two women police officers in a London street
Two women police officers walking along a London street, going past the Talbot Cafe. Date: circa 1920s

Group photo, women police officers in netball team
Group photo, 14 women police officers in a netball team. Date: circa 1950s

Woman police officer at work in a London police station, helping a visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1960s

Two police officers in a police station, London
Two police officers, one male, one female, in a police station, London, standing on either side of the counter. Date: circa 1930s

Two police officers working in a station, London
Two police officers working in a London police station. The WPC is Maureen (Mo) Dennison. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers working in a station, London
Two women police officers working in a London police station, looking in a book. One of them is Maureen (Mo) Dennison (right). Date: circa 1950s

Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt, who is wearing the Norman Hartnell style womens uniform introduced in 1968

Male and female police officers at an inspection parade
Police officers (including one woman) taking part in an inspection parade, Met Police, London. Date: circa early 1960s

Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, Holland
Male and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s

CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley Becke
Winifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960

Police officers in canteen at Peel House, London
Police officers, male and female, drinking cups of tea in the canteen at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: circa 1930s

Woman police officer on the phone in a police station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, London
Woman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes, Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes (front row, centre), at the time of her posting to Lagos, Nigeria. She served with the Met Police from 1950 to 1975

Sir George Sinclair inspecting UK policewomen, Cyprus
Sir George Sinclair (1912-2005), Deputy Governor of Cyprus (1955-1960), during an inspection of 53 UK women police officers on their arrival at training school in Cyprus in April 1957

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, visiting Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, Stuttgart, Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Women police officers singing in choir, Met Police, London
Women police officers singing in the first womens choir, Met Police, London. The conductor is Sybil Hill. Date: circa 1948

Group photo, male and female police officers, SN Centenary. Date: circa late 1970s

Group photo, women police officers outside KLM offices
Group photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches

Two women police officers mounting horses, London
Two women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Two women police officers on horseback, London
Two women police officers on horseback in Central London. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Police officers relaxing, Met Police, London
A group of male and female police officers, some of them sergeants, relaxing in a rest room, some reading newspapers or books, others chatting. Among them, on the right, is WPS Beatrice Bygrave

WPC Lesley Moore, Metropolitan Police, Stanhope Gold Medal
The Stanhope Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society, awarded to WPC Lesley Moore, Charing Cross Division, Metropolitan Police, London in January 1992

Woman police officer on bicycle, Met Police
Woman police officer (mobile officer) riding a bicycle along a country road, wearing uniform with a duty armband. Date: circa 1950s

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Breaking stereotypes, these fearless policewomen prove their mettle in various roles - from chasing skinny-dippers to dominating the netball court as a formidable team. Even Abba couldn't resist their authority at the airport. Rewinding back to history, two brave women police officers don gas masks during London's darkest days of World War II. Equipped with self-defense skills, a dedicated policewoman attends an accident scene, ensuring safety amidst chaos. Proudly donning Surrey's new uniform, another trailblazing officer stands tall in her role. Reflecting on tradition and style, a woman police officer showcases the iconic Hartnell uniform in bustling London streets. Meet Annie Matthews and Kathleen Saville - inspiring figures who paved the way for future generations of female officers. Witnessing strength and resilience firsthand, these women partake in rigorous self-defense exercises that prepare them for any challenge ahead. Joining forces once again, two policewomen proudly display Surrey's latest uniform upgrade - blending modernity with tradition seamlessly.