I stumbled upon this, on Shorpy -
New York City detective Mary Agnes Shanley pulls a pistol out of her handbag. Shanley shows what awaits a pickpocket. She had more than a thousand career arrests. From the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1937.
http://www.shorpy.com/detective-shanley-1937
and went searching..
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-430Fall-2004/CourseHome/
http://popartmachine.com/item/pop_a...NEW-YORK-CITY-DETECTIVE,-HALF-LENGTH-PORTRAIT,...
until I found this -
Sleuthing Mary Shanley is an historical family documentary about a renowned undercover New York City policewoman in the 1930s to the 50s. Told through interviews with her niece and namesake, Mary Shanley Mullins, as well as period book, newspaper and magazine excerpts, the documentary evokes the tension between Detective Mary Shanley’s public and private lives.
Archival film clips, photos, family snapshots, home movie footage and period music all help recount the story of Mary Shanley’s steady rise within the New York City Police Department, culminating in her promotion to the rank of Detective First Grade—only the 4th woman to achieve that position.
The interviews with her niece also reveal personal background to Detective Shanley’s story, providing insight into the incident that almost cost her that hard-won career.
http://www.cherrylaneproductions.com/sleuthing/sleuthing.html
Celebrated by the public as a near-legendary policewoman, Mary Shanley’s nontraditional lifestyle and behavior also present some puzzling questions for her family. For all viewers her story provides insight into the opportunities and challenges experienced by a dynamic woman who challenged gender role expectations in mid-20th Century America.
New York City detective Mary Agnes Shanley pulls a pistol out of her handbag. Shanley shows what awaits a pickpocket. She had more than a thousand career arrests. From the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1937.
http://www.shorpy.com/detective-shanley-1937
and went searching..
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-430Fall-2004/CourseHome/
http://popartmachine.com/item/pop_a...NEW-YORK-CITY-DETECTIVE,-HALF-LENGTH-PORTRAIT,...
until I found this -
Sleuthing Mary Shanley is an historical family documentary about a renowned undercover New York City policewoman in the 1930s to the 50s. Told through interviews with her niece and namesake, Mary Shanley Mullins, as well as period book, newspaper and magazine excerpts, the documentary evokes the tension between Detective Mary Shanley’s public and private lives.
Archival film clips, photos, family snapshots, home movie footage and period music all help recount the story of Mary Shanley’s steady rise within the New York City Police Department, culminating in her promotion to the rank of Detective First Grade—only the 4th woman to achieve that position.
The interviews with her niece also reveal personal background to Detective Shanley’s story, providing insight into the incident that almost cost her that hard-won career.
http://www.cherrylaneproductions.com/sleuthing/sleuthing.html
Celebrated by the public as a near-legendary policewoman, Mary Shanley’s nontraditional lifestyle and behavior also present some puzzling questions for her family. For all viewers her story provides insight into the opportunities and challenges experienced by a dynamic woman who challenged gender role expectations in mid-20th Century America.
