Lainie Anderson’s novels about a real pioneering policewoman invite us to play historical detective
- Written by Sue Turnbull, Honorary Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wollongong
Kate Cocks and her pioneering South Australian women's police force.State Library South AustraliaIt’s 1917 and policewoman Fanny Kate Boadicea Cocks is patrolling the parks of Adelaide, armed with a five-foot cane. She’s there to protect women from harm by enforcing a “three foot rule” to keep amorous couples at a safe...





