c. 1897?-1943
Miss Mabel Irene Gilman who lived on Clinton Ave., was the first female detective appointed by Essex County in 1929. She attended Barringer High School, and lived in Newark from 1906.
Bibliography
“Mabel Irene Gilman” Daily News 29 Jun 1943
“Jersey County Names First Woman Detective” Courier News Jan 17 1929
“Beware Malefactors” Aberdeen American News Feb 3, 1929
G-14, Gilman, Mabel, Newark News Morgue, Newark Public Library
“First Woman County Detective Here Will Work with Social Agencies” Newark News Jan 16, 1929