Charles Joseph Sedey

Contributor

BIOGRAPHY

Contributor to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Women in the American West (2003) whose work in that encyclopedia formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (1)

Alice Stebbins Wells

Alice Stebbins Wells was an American minister and social welfare worker who, in 1910, became the first woman appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department. Although Stebbins was not the first female police officer in the United States, she is believed to have been the first to hold powers of…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of Women in the American West (June 2003)

By Gordon Moris Bakken, Brenda Farrington

Click ′Additional Materials′ for downloadable samples"This is a sound purchase for college and university libraries with women′s studies or American West programs as well as for large public libraries."--BOOKLIST"This is the first encyclopedia to focus on this neglected group. . . . There is a clear need for this encyclopedia . . . recommended for academic and public libraries and all libraries with a special interest in the western region and women′s studies."--LIBRARY JOURNAL"A highly educational...

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