By The U.S. Postal Inspection Service
“‘Show up with a hat and tie.’ Those were the instructions given to law enforcement officer applicants in 1971. The applicants were always men. Janene Gordon changed that. As one of the first female postal inspectors and first to achieve a law enforcement retirement, she broke through many barriers. Watch and listen to some of the trials and tribulations of blazing a trail for women in federal law enforcement. Her remarkable career paved the way for the women who followed.”
Posted on July 3, 2018